Venedykt Aleksiichuk

Bishop Benedict (born Valerii Dmytrovych Aleksiychuk, January 16, 1968) is a prelate and monk of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church who has been the bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Chicago since 2017. He was previously the hegumen of the Univ Lavra of the Studite Rule from 1999 to 2010, when he was consecrated bishop and appointed as auxiliary bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Lviv until 2017.

Biography Valerii Aleksiychuk (also spelled Valery) was born on January 16, 1968 in , Rivne Oblast, Soviet Union. He graduated from Rivne medical college in 1987 and worked as a physician's assistant for several years. He also spent two years in the Soviet military, before attending the seminary in Drohobych. He was to be the successor of Richard Seminack, who died in August 2016. Benedict was enthroned on June 29, 2017.