Alexander Chira
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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).[1] His death was in exile on May 26, 1983 in the city of Karaganda, Kazakhstan.[2]
Chira "was one of the many victims of the Soviet persecution of the Greek Catholic Church."[1] While in a concentration camp in 1956, Chira clandestinely was appointed a bishop.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Bishop Alexander Chira". Byzantine Seminary Press. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ^ "Germans from Russia Heritage Collection". library.ndsu.edu. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
- ^ "History of the Catholic Church in Kazakhstan". Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.