Global InformationNykanor Deyneha information
Nykanor Deyneha | |
|---|---|
| Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Lviv (auxiliary) | |
| Church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church |
| Appointed | February 1972 |
| Other post(s) | Archimandrite of Univ Lavra of the Studite Rite (1951-1982) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 29 October 1939 (Hieromonk) by Andrey Sheptytsky |
| Consecration | February 1972 (Bishop) by Vasyl Velychkovsky |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mykola Petrovych Deyneha 8 December 1907 Svystilnyky, Austrian-Hungarian Empire, now Ukraine |
| Died | 7 November 1982 (aged 74) Lviv, Soviet Union, now Ukraine |
| Buried | Yaniv Cemetery, Lviv |
Bishop Nykanor Deyneha (Ukrainian: Никанор Дейнега; 8 December 1907 – 8 November 1982) was the clandestine Ukrainian Auxiliary bishop of Lviv of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. Also he was leader of the Studite Brethren as the clandestine Archimandrite of the Univ Lavra during the time of the religion persecution in the Soviet Union. In addition, bishop Nykanor was a Nazi prisoner from 1942 to 1943.