Mykola Simkaylo
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Mykola Simkaylo | |
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Bishop of Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Kolomyia – Chernivtsi | |
Church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church |
Appointed | 2 June 2005 |
Predecessor | Volodymyr Viytyshyn |
Successor | Vacant |
Orders | |
Ordination | 15 May 1974 (Priest) by Pavlo Vasylyk |
Consecration | 12 July 2005 (Bishop) by Lubomyr Husar |
Personal details | |
Born | Mykola Mykhaylovych Simkaylo 21 November 1952 |
Died | 21 May 2013 Kolomyia, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine | (aged 60)
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.[1]
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