Sviatoslav Shevchuk
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His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk |
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Shevchuk in 2011
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| Church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church |
| Elected | 23 March 2011 |
| Installed | 27 March 2011 |
| Predecessor | Lubomyr Husar |
| Other posts |
Ukrainian Catholic Patriarchate of Kyiv |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 26 June 1994 (Priest) by Myroslav Lubachivsky |
| Consecration | 7 April 2009 (Bishop) by Ihor Vozniak |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
5 May 1970 Stryi, Ukrainian SSR |
| Nationality |
 Ukrainian
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| Denomination | Ukrainian Greek Catholic |
| Motto |
Old Church Slavonic: Гд́ь просвѣще́нїє моє́ и́ сп́аси́тель мо́й Lord is my enlightening and my saviour |
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Ukrainian Catholic Patriarchate of Kyiv
Sviatoslav Shevchuk (born 5 May 1970, Ukrainian: Святосла́в Шевчу́к) is the Patriarch of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church since 25 March 2011.
Sviatoslav Shevchuk was born in Stryi, Ukrainian SSR. He was ordained as a priest on 26 June 1994. From 2002-05 he worked as head of the secretariat of Patriarch Lubomyr Husar.
Shevchuk is an alumnus of the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas Angelicum where, in 1999, he earned a Doctorate in theology.
Having completed his theological training Shevchuk served as rector of the seminary of Lviv.
On 14 January 2009, he was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Eparchy of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires and consecrated bishop on 7 April 2009, by Archbishop Ihor Vozniak. On 10 April 2010, he was appointed Apostolic Administrator of the same diocese.
On 23 March 2011, he was elected Major-Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church to replace the retired Lubomyr Husar. This decision was confirmed by Pope Benedict XVI on 25 March 2011. He was enthroned on 27 March 2011. The Patriarch of one of Ukraine's Byzantine rite communities and hierarchs of the two others (including UOC-MP) were present for the enthronement in the church's new seat, the Cathedral of the Resurrection.
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