Bishop Hlib (Borys Sviatoslav) Lonchyna, M.S.U.

Bishop Emeritus of Holy Family of London (Ukrainian)

Apostolic Administrator of Saint Vladimir-Le-Grand de Paris (Ukrainian)

Note(s): (Frm. Ap. Visitor in Italy; Spain; and Ireland)

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
23 Feb 1954		Born
19 Dec 1976	22.8	Perpetual Vows	Member of Ukrainian Studite Monks (Ukrainian)
15 May 1977	23.2	Ordained Deacon	Deacon of Ukrainian Studite Monks (Ukrainian)
3 Jul 1977	23.3	Ordained Priest	Priest of Ukrainian Studite Monks (Ukrainian)
11 Jan 2002	47.8	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
11 Jan 2002	47.8	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Bareta
27 Feb 2002	48.0	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Bareta
14 Jan 2003	48.8	Appointed	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)
4 Mar 2004	50.0	Appointed	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)
4 Mar 2004	50.0	Appointed	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)
6 Dec 2004	50.7	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine
15 Dec 2008	54.8	Ceased	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)
15 Dec 2008	54.8	Ceased	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)
2 Jun 2009	55.2	Appointed	Apostolic Administrator of Great Britain (Ukrainian)
14 Jun 2011	57.3	Appointed	Apostolic Exarch of Great Britain (Ukrainian)
2 Aug 2011	57.4	Installed	Apostolic Exarch of Great Britain (Ukrainian)
18 Jan 2013	58.9	Appointed	Bishop of Holy Family of London (Ukrainian)
18 Feb 2019	64.9	Appointed	Apostolic Administrator of Saint Vladimir-Le-Grand de Paris (Ukrainian)
1 Sep 2019	65.5	Resigned	Bishop of Holy Family of London (Ukrainian)
4 Jul 2022	68.3	Ceased	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)
18 Dec 2025	71.8	Ceased	Apostolic Administrator of Saint Vladimir-Le-Grand de Paris (Ukrainian)

MicroData Summary
Hlib (Borys Sviatoslav) Lonchyna
Bishop Hlib (Borys Sviatoslav) Lonchyna M.S.U.
(born 23 Feb 1954)
Bishop Emeritus of Holy Family of London

Event Place
Birth Place Steubenville, OH, Diocese of Steubenville, Ohio, USA
Ordained Priest Studite Monastery, Chapel, Castelgandolfo, Diocese of Roma {Rome}, Italy
Ordained Bishop St. George, Cathedral, Lviv, Archeparchy of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine

Please contact the Bishop through the Eparchy of Holy Family of London (Ukrainian).

a priest for years
a bishop for years

Ordained Deacon by:
Josyf Cardinal Slipyj †
Major Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian)
Ordained Priest by:
Josyf Cardinal Slipyj †
Major Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian)
Principal Consecrator:
Lubomyr Cardinal Husar, M.S.U. †
Major Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian)
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Stefan Soroka
Archbishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania
Bishop Julian (Yuriy) Voronovsky, M.S.U. †
Bishop of Sambir-Drohobych (Ukrainian)

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Lubomyr Cardinal Husar, M.S.U. † (1977)
Major Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian)
Josyf Cardinal Slipyj † (1939)
Major Archbishop of Lviv (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

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Archbishop Vasyl Semeniuk (2004)
Bishop Dimitrios Salachas † (2008)
Archbishop Borys Andrij Gudziak (2012)
Father Ihor Rantsya (2025)

External Link(s):

VIAF: 260148996135259752727
WikiData: Q546514

Source(s):

ab: Bollettino, 2 Jun 2009
ab: Bollettino, 14 Jun 2011
i: CB, 6 Aug 2011
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 166, Number 14,139
c3: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 167, Additions/Corrections (front)
ab: Bollettino, 18 Jan 2013
c0: CB, 9 Feb 2016
ob/c2: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 232, Deceased Cardinals (back)
ab: Bollettino, 18 Feb 2019
11.loc: CB, 30 May 2019
od: CB, 8 Jun 2019
r: Bollettino, 1 Sep 2019
visi: CB, 24 Jul 2019

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