Bishop Yaroslav Pryriz ( uk, Ярослав Приріз; born 30 March 1963 in Lastivka,

Turka Raion Turka Raion ( uk, Турківський район) was a raion (administrative unit) in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center was the city of Turka. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative refor ...

, Lviv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR) is the Eparchial bishop of

Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Sambir – Drohobych Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

since 27 October 2011.

Life

Working at a state job as a technician, he simultaneously studied in the underground seminary in Lviv. On 4 December 1988 he received priestly ordination at the hands of Bishop

Mykhaylo Sabryha Mykhailo Sabryha, C.Ss.R. ( uk, Михайло Сабрига; 22 November 1940 – 29 June 2006) was a Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch. He was clandestine auxiliary bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Lviv from 1986 to 1993 (from 16 ...

. Then he joined the Redemptorists Congregation in 1992. On 29 April 2006 he received episcopal consecration at the hands of Major Archbishop Lubomyr Husar. He was appointed Auxiliary bishop of the

with title of Auzia. On 21 April 2010 he was elected as the

Coadjutor bishop A coadjutor bishop (or bishop coadjutor) is a bishop in the Catholic, Anglican, and (historically) Eastern Orthodox churches whose main role is to assist the diocesan bishop in the administration of the diocese. The coadjutor (literally, "co ...

at the same Eparchy. Since 27 October 2011 he is serving as the Eparch of this Eparchy.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pryriz, Yaroslav 1963 births Living people People from Lviv Oblast Ukrainian Eastern Catholics Redemptorist bishops Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church