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Petro Bilyanskyi

1736 – 1798

Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch

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Lived 1736 – 1798 (aged 61–62). Petro Bilyanskyi was a greek-Catholic priest, catholic bishop and bishop.

Peter Bielański (, ; 1736 – 29 May 1798) was a Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch. He was the Eparchial Bishop of the Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of Lviv, Halych and Kamianets-Podilskyi from 1798 to 1805.

Life Born in Zhovkva, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (present day Lviv Oblast, Ukraine) in a bourgeois family in 1736. He was ordained a priest and become a Canon of the St. George's Cathedral, Lviv until his election as bishop.

He was confirmed by the Holy See as an Eparchial Bishop of the Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of Lviv, Halych and Kamianets-Podilskyi on 30 October 1779. He was consecrated to the Episcopate on 23 September 1781. The principal consecrator was Metropolitan Yason Smohozhevskyi.

With his assistance, a seminary for the Greek Catholics was opened in Lviv on 30 August 1783. A clarification of the limits of the eparchy was made, its division into the .

He died in Lviv on 29 May 1798.

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Important facts

Born
1736, Zhovkva
Birth century
Occupation
Greek-Catholic priest, Catholic bishop, bishop
Positions held
Catholic eparch, Diocesan bishop

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Petro Bilyanskyi?

Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch

When was Petro Bilyanskyi born?

Petro Bilyanskyi was born in 1736 in Zhovkva.

When did Petro Bilyanskyi die?

Petro Bilyanskyi died on 29 May 1798 in Lviv.

What was Petro Bilyanskyi's occupation?

Petro Bilyanskyi was a greek-Catholic priest, catholic bishop and bishop.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Petro Bilyanskyi

· Wikidata: Q12086889

· DBpedia: Peter Bielański

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