Volodymyr Romaniuk

Volodymyr I
Holiest Patriarch of Kyiv and all Rus-Ukraine
Memorial plaque to Patriarch Volodymyr on the facade of the Holy Protection Church in Kyiv
Native name
Володимир І
ChurchUkrainian Orthodox Church
SeeKyivan Patriarchate
Elected22 October 1993 (by All-Ukrainian Orthodox Assembly)
Installed24 October 1993 (at Saint Sophia's Cathedral)
Term ended14 July 1995
PredecessorMstyslav
SuccessorFilaret
Other post(s)
  • Locum tenens of Patriarchal throne, Metropolitan (1993)
  • Archbishop of Lviv and Sokal (Lviv diocese, 1993)
Orders
Ordination28 April 1990
by Ioan (Bodnarchuk)
Consecration29 April 1990
by Ioan (Bodnarchuk)
Personal details
Born
Vasyl Omelianovych Romaniuk

(1923-12-09)9 December 1923
Chomczyn [uk], Poland (now Khimchyn, Ukraine)
Died14 July 1995(1995-07-14) (aged 71)
Botanic Garden, Kyiv, Ukraine
BuriedSofia Square (Sofiyivska plochsha), Kyiv
NationalityUkrainian
DenominationEastern Orthodox
SpouseMaria Antonyuk (1920–1987)
ChildrenTaras Romaniuk
Alma materMoscow Theological Academy

Volodymyr (secular name Vasyl Omelianovych Romaniuk[a], Ukrainian: Василь Омелянович Романюк; 9 December 1923 – 14 July 1995) was a Ukrainian Eastern Orthodox priest and human rights activist who was Patriarch of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate from its founding until his death. Prior to becoming patriarch, he had been a prisoner of conscience and one of the leaders of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group.
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