José Romão Martenetz (born ''Roman Martynets''; ) (7 February 1903,
Lviv
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, present Ukraine – 23 February 1989,
Curitiba
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, Brazil) was a bishop of the
Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of São João Batista em Curitiba
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(1962–1978) and a monk of the
Order of Saint Basil the Great
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.
Biography
Romão (Roman) Martenetz was born in
Lviv
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,
Ukraine
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and his parents were Joseph and Adelia (née Doskoch) Martenetz. In 1912 he and his parents migrated to
Prudentopolis,
Brazil
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. After the closure of the Latin Seminary in Curitiba in 1922 he went to
Carpathian Ruthenia
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From the Hungarian Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin, conquest of the Carpathian Basin ...
in Ukraine where he completed his philosophical studies. In 1923 in
Mukachevo
Mukachevo (, ; , ; see name section) is a city in Zakarpattia Oblast, western Ukraine. It is situated in the valley of the Latorica River and serves as the administrative center of Mukachevo Raion. The city is a rail terminus and highway junct ...
he entered the novitiate of the
Order of Saint Basil the Great
The Order of Saint Basil the Great (; , abbreviated OSBM), also known as the Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat, is a Greek Catholic monastic order of pontifical right that works actively among Ukrainian Catholics and other Greek-Catholic churc ...
or Basilian monks (O.S.B.M.) and accepted the name Joseph. In 1924 he took his first vows.
In 1925 Martenetz was studying in the
Pontifical Gregorian University
Pontifical Gregorian University (; also known as the Gregorian or Gregoriana), is a private university, private pontifical university in Rome, Italy.
The Gregorian originated as a part of the Roman College, founded in 1551 by Ignatius of Loyo ...
where he gained a doctortorate in
dogmatic theology
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. In 1927 in Rome he took his final monastic vows and received his ordination from Bishop
Isaias Papadopoulos. On return to
Transcarpathia
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From the Hungarian Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin, conquest of the Carpathian Basin ...
, he was Director of Studies at Maliy Berezny and prefect of students in the Minor Seminary of Basilian fathers in
Uzhorod
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. He also worked in the editorship of the magazine "Evangelist", carried out various pastoral work, and was adviser to the Province and editor of "The Missionary".
In 1935 Martenetz returned to Brazil and took Brazilian citizenship. In the same year he began editing the magazine "Work" (1935–1940) and was a teacher at Saint Joseph Minor Seminary. With a view to the education and training of young people, he founded the organization "Self" and published the magazine "''Samoosvitnyk''". He also taught theology to students in the Basilian seminary. After the death of Father Marcion Shkirpana O.S.B.M. in 1939 he was elected to the Provincial Government of the Province of the Basilian Fathers in Brazil.
In 1953 Martenetz returned to Rome where he served the governing
Proto-Archimandrite of the Basilian Order and was rector of the
Ukrainian Pontifical College of Saint Josaphat
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on
Janiculum
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(1953–1955). He was a member of the Biblical Commission which translated the whole Bible into Ukrainian.
On 10 May 1958
Pope Pius XII
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appointed him as
Assistant Bishop
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Church of England
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to Cardinal
Jaime de Barros Câmara
Jaime de Barros Câmara (July 3, 1894 – February 18, 1971) was a Brazilian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro from 1943 to 1971, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946 by ...
,
Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro who also was the ordinary of all
Catholics of Oriental Rites in Brazil, and his episcopal ordination took place in Rome on 15 August 1958 in Rome in the
Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus. Chief Bishop was Bishop
Ambrose Senyshyn O.S.B.M., future metropolitan of the
Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia
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.
On May 30, 1962
Pope John XXIII
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founded the
Apostolic Exarchate of Brazil with its
exarch
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from Ancient Greek ἔξαρχος ''exarchos'') 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 early Byzantine Empire, ...
(archbishop) directly responsible to the pope. Martenetz held the position as Exarch of Brazil until 1971. Then on 29 November of that year
Pope Paul VI
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created the
Eparchy (diocese) of São João Batista em Curitiba based in Curitiba with Martenetz as its first eparch (bishop) and Hieromonk
Efraím Basílio Krevey O.S.B.M. as
Coadjutor Bishop
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The coa ...
. Martenetz was enthroned on 29 July 291972 in São João Batista Cathedral, Curitiba.
On 10 May 1978, Martenetz, already weak and sick, gave his resignation to
Pope Paul VI
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and the episcopacy of Curitiba was transferred to Bishop Krevey. Martenetz then went to live in the seminary of Basilian Fathers in Curitiba, where he was confessor of students and also taught Ukrainian language and literature. In October 1981 he suffered a stroke which resulted in partial loss of speech for over seven years until his death on 23 February 1989. He was buried in the crypt of the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Curitiba.
References
External links
* http://www.bazylianie.pl/?option=com_content&view=article&id=383&catid=16&Itemid=3
* http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmartjr.html
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1903 births
1989 deaths
Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
Eastern Catholic bishops in Brazil
Ukrainian emigrants to Brazil
Clergy from Lviv
People from Austria-Hungary