The Rt Revd Michel Hrynchyshyn C.Ss.R. (18 February 1929 – 12 November 2012) was the

apostolic exarch An exarch (; from Ancient Greek ἔξαρχος ''exarchos'', meaning “leader”) was the holder of any of various historical offices, some of them being political or military and others being ecclesiastical. In the late Roman Empire and ea ...

of the

Apostolic Exarchate in France, Benelux and Switzerland for the Ukrainians The Eparchy of Saint Vladimir the Great of Paris (french: Éparchie Saint Vladimir-le-Grand de Paris des Ukrainiens) is an eparchy of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, a ''sui iuris'' church of the Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Church. Its te ...

from when he was consecrated bishop on 30 January 1983 until his resignation in 2012. He was appointed by

Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...

on 21 October 1982. He also was an advisor to the

Congregation for the Oriental Churches The Dicastery for the Eastern Churches (also called Dicastery for the Oriental Churches), previously named Congregation for the Oriental Churches or Congregation for the Eastern Churches ( la, Congregatio pro Ecclesiis Orientalibus), is a dicaste ...

and a member of ''Le conseil d'Eglises chrétiennes en France (CECEF)''. Hrynchyshyn was born in

Buchanan, Saskatchewan Buchanan ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Buchanan No. 304 and Census Division No. 9. History Buchanan incorporated as a village on June 11, 1907. The village wa ...

.Michael (Michel) Hrynchyshyn, Catholic-Hierarchy.org
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