Metropolitan John (Bodnarchuk) | |
|---|---|
| Church | Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate |
| Diocese | Drohobych-Sambir / Volyn-Lutsk |
| Installed | 1993 – 1994 |
| Other post(s) | Lviv and Halych (1990–1992) Zhytomyr and Ovruch (1977–1989) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 23 October 1977 (bishop) by Filaret Denysenko |
| Consecration | 21 May 1961 (priest) by Pimen Izvekov |
| Rank | Metropolitan bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Vasyl Mykolayovych Bodnarchuk 12 April 1929 Ivane-Puste, Borszczów County, Tarnopol Voivodeship, Poland |
| Died | 9 November 1994 (aged 65) Yablunivka, Volyn Oblast, Ukraine |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodox |
| Education | Leningrad Theological Academy |
Metropolitan John (Ukrainian: Митрополит Іоан or Іоанн, secular name Vasyl Mykolayovych Bodnarchuk, Ukrainian: Василь Миколайович Боднарчук, Russian: Василий Николаевич Боднарчук; 12 April 1927 – 9 November 1994) was an Orthodox hierarch born in the Ternopil area of Western Ukraine, which at that time was a territory of Poland. Defrocked from the Russian Orthodox Church, metropolitan Ioann played a notable role in revival of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church.
During his life he served as a bishop successively in the Russian Orthodox Church (1977–1989), in the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (1989–1992) and in the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyivan Patriarchate (1992–1994).