Bishop Jeronim Isidore Chimy, O.S.B.M. †

Deceased

Bishop of New Westminster (Ukrainian), Canada

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
12 Mar 1919		Born
19 Mar 1934	15.0	Entered	Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)
27 Jul 1941	22.3	Solemn Vows	Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)
29 Jun 1944	25.2	Ordained Priest	Priest of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)
27 Jun 1974	55.2	Appointed	Bishop of New Westminster (Ukrainian), Canada
5 Sep 1974	55.4	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of New Westminster (Ukrainian), Canada
19 Sep 1992	73.5	Died	Bishop of New Westminster (Ukrainian), Canada

MicroData Summary
Jeronim Isidore Chimy
Bishop Jeronim Isidore Chimy O.S.B.M.
(born 12 Mar 1919, died 19 Sep 1992)
Bishop of New Westminster

Event Place
Birth Place Radway, Alberta, Apostolic Exarchate of Canada (Ukrainian)
Ordained Priest Saints Peter and Paul, Monastery, Mundare, Apostolic Exarchate of Canada (Ukrainian)
Ordained Bishop Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Church, Vancouver, Eparchy of New Westminster (Ukrainian)
Death Place Vancouver, Eparchy of New Westminster (Ukrainian)
Buried Place (Original) Saints Peter and Paul, Cemetery, Mundare, Eparchy of Edmonton (Ukrainian), Alberta

a priest for 48.2 years
a bishop for 18.0 years

Ordained Priest by:
Bishop Basil Vladimir Ladyka, O.S.B.M. †
Titular Bishop of Abydus
Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Maxim (Maksym) Hermaniuk, C.Ss.R. †
Archbishop of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Ambrozij Andrew Senyshyn, O.S.B.M. †
Archbishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania
Bishop Nilus Nicholas Savaryn, O.S.B.M. †
Bishop of Edmonton (Ukrainian), Alberta

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Maxim (Maksym) Hermaniuk, C.Ss.R. † (1951)
Archbishop of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba
Archbishop Basil Vladimir Ladyka, O.S.B.M. † (1929)
Titular Archbishop of Martyropolis
Bishop Konštantín Bohačevskyj † (1924)
Titular Bishop of Amisus
Bishop Bl. Josaphat Joseph Kocylovskyj (Kotsylovsky), O.S.B.M. † (1917)
Bishop of Przemyśl, Sambor, et Sanok (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Andrij Aleksander Šeptycki (Sheptyskyi), O.S.B.M. † (1899)
Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Julian Kuiłovskyi † (1890)
Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Sylwester Sembratowicz (Sembratovyc) † (1879)
Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Josyf Sembratowicz (Sembratovyc) † (1865)
Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Spyrydon Lytvynovyč (Litwinowicz) † (1857)
Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian)
Bishop Ioan Lemeni † (1833)
Bishop Emeritus of Făgăraş (Romanian)
Bishop Samuel Vulcan † (1807)
Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino} (Romanian)
Bishop Ioan (Janos) Bob (Babb) † (1784)
Bishop of Făgăraş (Romanian)
Bishop Grigore Maior, O.S.B.M. † (1773)
Bishop Emeritus of Făgăraş (Romanian)
Bishop Vasilije Božičković (Bosicskovich), O.S.B.M. † (1759)
Titular Bishop of Diocletianopolis in Palaestina
Bishop Mihály Emánuel Olsavszky, O.S.B.M. † (1743)
Titular Bishop of Rhosus
Bishop Ioan Inocențiu Klein (Micu), O.S.B.M. † (1730)
Bishop of Făgăraş (Romanian)
Bishop György (Hennadiy) Bizánczy (Bizantsiy) † (1716)
Titular Bishop of Sebastopolis in Armenia
Archbishop Lev (Luka) Kiszka (Kyška), O.S.B.M. † (1711)
Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Jurij Havryjil (Jerzy) Vynnyc’kyj (Winnicki), O.S.B.M. † (1700)
Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Lew Ślubičz Załęnski, O.S.B.M. † (1678)
Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Kyprian Żochowski (Zhokhovskyj), O.S.B.M. † (1671)
Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Gabriel (Havrylo) Kolenda, O.S.B.M. † (1652)
Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Anastazy Antoni Seljava (Sielawa), O.S.B.M. † (1624)
Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Yosyf Ivan Veliamyn-Rutskyi, O.S.B.M. † (1613)
Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Hipacy (Ipatij) Pociej (Potij) † (1593)
Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
Archbishop Mychajlo Rohoza † (1589)
Archbishop
[Greek Orthodox Patriarch Jeremias II Tranos] †
Patriarch

Ordained Priest:
Archbishop Lawrence Daniel Huculak, O.S.B.M. (1977)
Bishop Paul Patrick Chomnycky, O.S.B.M. (1988)
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Myron Michael Daciuk, O.S.B.M. † (1982)

External Link(s):

Find a Grave (Grave): 148793042
VIAF: 88604790
WikiData: Q1687762

Source(s):

d: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 133
c1/sole: CB, 12 Jan 2015
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 29, Number 1,642
b: Dictionnaire Biographique des Évèques Catholiques du Canada, Page 365, and Page 366
loc/ente: CB, 20 Jul 2026

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