About Alexander Chira
Lived 1897 – 1983 (aged 86). Alexander Chira was a Russian catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Bishop Alexander Chira was a bishop of the Ruthenian Catholic Church. His immediate predecessor was Bishop Theodore G. Romzha. He is designated as a Confessor of the Faith.
Personal information Chira was born January 17, 1897, in the village of Irhóc, Máramaros County (Vilhivci/Vilʹkhivtsi/Olkhovtsy). He was ordained as a priest in Uzhorod in December, 1920. His death was in exile on May 26, 1983, in the city of Karaganda, Kazakhstan.
Chira "was one of the many victims of the Soviet persecution of the Greek Catholic Church."
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Who was Alexander Chira?
Eastern Catholic bishop (1897–1983)
When was Alexander Chira born?
Alexander Chira was born on 17 January 1897 in Vil'hivtsi.
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Alexander Chira died on 26 May 1983 in Karaganda.
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Alexander Chira was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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Alexander Chira was Russian.
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