Hryhoriy Komar | |
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| Titular Bishop of Acci, Auxiliary Bishop of Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Sambir – Drohobych | |
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| Church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 25 June 2014 |
| Other post(s) | Protosyncellus of the Eparchy of Sambir-Drohobych (2012–present) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 22 Apr 2001 (Priest) by Yulian Voronovskyi |
| Consecration | 22 Aug 2014 (Bishop) by Sviatoslav Shevchuk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hryhoriy Mykhaylovych Komar 19 June 1976 Letnya, Lviv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR |
Bishop Hryhoriy Komar (Ukrainian: Григорій Комар, Anglicised as Gregory Komar;[1] born 19 June 1976 in Letnya, Drohobych Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR) is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch as the Titular Bishop of Acci and Auxiliary bishop of Sambir – Drohobych since 25 June 2014.
After graduation, Komar joined the Theological Seminary in Lviv and then continued his studies in the Pontifical Oriental Institute in Rome, Italy.
After returning to Ukraine, he was ordained as deacon on 12 February 2001 and as priest on 22 April 2001. He served as teacher, prefect and subsequently (from July 2003 until June 2014) vice-rector in the Theological Seminary in Drohobych. At the same time, during 2004–2014 he served as a parish priest in the different parishes in Drohobych.[2]
On 25 June 2014 he was confirmed by Pope Francis as an Auxiliary Bishop of Sambir – Drohobych, Ukraine and Titular Bishop of Acci. On 22 August 2014 he was consecrated as bishop by Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk and other hierarchs of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.[3]
