Mykola Simkaylo (21 November 1952,

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– 21 May 2013) was

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of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Kolomyia – Chernivtsi in

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since 2 June 2005 until his death.

Views on ecumenism

Bishop Simkaylo was known to be a strong supporter of Christian

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. Speaking to the charity

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during a visit, he praised President Yushchenko "personally acting as a catalyst to reconcile the various factions of the Orthodox Church in Ukraine", as well as Major Archbishop

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Lubomyr Husar Lubomyr Husar MSU ( uk, Любомир Гузар, Liubomyr Huzar; 26 February 1933 – 31 May 2017) was the Major Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and the first elected in independent Ukraine. He was also a cardinal of the C ...

.UKRAINE: "Ut unum sint“ is our goal, Greek Catholic Bishop says

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Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church 1952 births 2013 deaths People from Karaganda Kazakhstani people of Ukrainian descent 21st-century Eastern Catholic bishops {{UkrainianGreekCatholic-bishop-stub