José Romão Martenetz

José Romão Martenetz (born Roman Martynets; Ukrainian: Йосиф (Роман) Мартинець) (7 February 1903, Lviv, present Ukraine – 23 February 1989, Curitiba, Brazil) was a bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of São João Batista em Curitiba (1962–1978) and a member of Basilian monks.

Romão (Roman) Martenetz was born in Lviv, his fathers were Joseph and Adelia (née Doskoch) Martenetz. In 1912 along with his parents he went to Prudentopolis (Brazil). After the closure of the Latin Seminary in Curitiba, in 1922 he went to Carpathian Ruthenia in Ukraine, where ended his philosophical studies. In 1923, in Mukachevo Martenetz joined to Basilian monks and his noviciate and accepted the name Joseph. In 1924 he made his first monk vows.

In 1925 Martenetz was study in the Pontifical Gregorian University where he became a doctor in the field of dogmatic theology. In 1927 in Rome Martenetz took monks vows to make a Basilian and received his ordination from bishop Isaias Papadopoulos. Back to Transcarpathia, Martenetz was Director of Studies at Small Bereznyj, prefect of students in the Minor Seminary of Basilian fathers in Uzhorod. He worked in the editorial of the magazine evangelist, performed various pastoral works, and was adviser to the Province and editor of "The Missionary".

n 1935, Father Martenetz returned to Brazil and get a Brazilian citizenship. In the same year Prudentopolis began editing the magazine "Work" (1935–1940). He was a teacher at Saint Joseph Minor Seminary. With a view to the education and training of young people, founded the organization "Self" and published magazine "Samoosvitnyk". He taught theology for students in the Basilian seminary. After the death of Father Marcion Shkirpana, OSBM in 1939 was elected to the Provincial Government of the Province of the Basilian Fathers in Brazil.

In 1953, Joseph Martenetz returned to Rome, where he served the government protokonsultora Basilian Order and was rector of the Ukrainian Papal College of Saint Josaphat on Janiculum (1953–1955). He was a member of the Biblical Commission, which translated the whole Scripture into Ukrainian.

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