Predecessor Volodymyr Viytyshyn Successor Vacant | Name Mykola Simkaylo Appointed June 2, 2005 | |
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Ordination 15 May 1974 (Priest)by Pavlo Vasylyk Consecration 12 July 2005 (Bishop)by Lubomyr Husar Birth name Mykola Mykhaylovych Simkaylo | ||
Mykola Simkaylo (21 November 1952, Kazakhstan – 21 May 2013) was eparch of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Kolomyia – Chernivtsi in Ukraine since 2 June 2005 until his death.
Views on ecumenism
Bishop Simkaylo was known to be a strong supporter of Christian ecumenism. Speaking to the charity Aid to the Church in Need during a visit, he praised President Yushchenko "personally acting as a catalyst to reconcile the various factions of the Orthodox Church in Ukraine", as well as Major Archbishop Cardinal Lubomyr Husar.
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