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The Roman-Catholic Sumian Deannacy is a part of Kharkov-Zaporojian Diocese of the Roman-Catholic Church in Ukraine. It includes four North-East Ukrainian towns Sumy, Romny, Konotop and Shostka[1]. The center of the Deannacy takes its place on picturesque high right bank of Psel River (Dnieper's left tributary) in one of old districts in heart of ancient Ukrainian capital Sumy [2]. In Middle Ages this town had been joined to the possessions of Sophron's Wilderness monastery (near Putivl). To the word that unique cave-priory, founded by first Grecian missionaries, come to Kiev Rus from Byzantine, had been razed almost to the ground in 1960s by communists. In Sumy is situated the Blessed Virgin Mary Annunciation parish, known as the main deannacy's temple.
To the number of other significant regional Roman-Catholic places belong the Immaculate Conception of Virgin Mary in Romny, the Our Lady of Fatima parish in Konotop and St. Joseph parish in Shostka [3]
The history of comparatively new Roman-Catholic parish in town Sumy is dramatic. Ordeals had fallen to its lot while Ukraine's stay in the body of soviet empire. At the end of the XIX-th century Sumian Roman Catholics had decided to build their own temple and received permission in 1900. The Blessed Virgin Mary Annunciation Church had been founded in 1901. All attempts to find information about the building process have been unsuccessful yet. Consecrated in 1911, by Jan Tsepliak, bishop of Mogilev, the Blessed Virgin Mary Annunciation Church had been closed down by the authorities in two decades, and was used for improper purpose. It's enough to say, that after the World War II during 50 years there were situated first a museum, then a gymnasium. Only after the disintegration of USSR the temple had been retrieved to regenerate Roman-Catholic parish and in spring 1998 had been solemnly reconsecrated.
First Masses (1911-1915) at the temple were lead by parish priest Fr. Theodor Ryllo. He also gave lessons in religion in Alexander High School, 1-st and 2-nd High Schools, technical educational institution and Military College in Sumy and in High School in Lebedin.
His successor (1916-1919) on the post had become chaplain Fr. A. Krzhivitsky, whose assistants during festivities were Fr. Florian Garaburda and Fr. Jozef Varpekhovsky.
The last registration thereat had been in 1919, November 20. Archive documents witness that 1926, February 21 believers had met to create parish council and commission for inspections. The last Mass, before the temple had been closed down, had been held in 1932 by Fr. Vagonis. Some Masses conducted during the World War II.
Reformation, proclaimed by Michel Gorbachov, had enabled believers to begin struggle for reviving in the town Roman-Catholic parish. And soon, after Ukraine had found independence, at the end of 1991 parish had begun its activity [4]
At the beginning parishioners gathered on services, once in two weeks (1991-August 1992) conducted by parish priest of the Blessed Virgin Mary Assumption Church in Kharkov Fr. George Zyminsky, directly on the temple's stairs. Already after returning the temple to the parish, ill-wishers, it happened, turned out the light while service.
First priest (September 1992-February 1995) of new parish had been appointed priest from Zhytomirian Diocese Fr. Vitaly Skomarovsky. While his cadence in May 1994 the temple had been retrieved.
Next two parish priests had become Fr. Gennadius Bilinsky (March 1995-September 1997) and Fr. Felix Svintsitsky (September 1997-August 1999). During service of the latter the temple had been reconsecrated by the Zhytomyrian bishop Jan Purvinsky in 1998, March 25.
Fourth parish priest (September 1999-June 2006) had been Fr. Stanislav Tanatarov.
For the celebration of the 2000th anniversary of Christmas, in the temple's courtyard, from its left hand, had been erected the Jesus Sacred Heart Chapel (about 4 metres high). Bronze statue of Blessed Virgin Mary with Infant in Her Arms, bathing in vivid verdure of peaceful and cozy square, from the left side of temple and edifice behind it, where the residence of parish priest and Roman-Catholic religious mission are accommodated, attracts every eye. Standing on red brick pedestal with quadrilateral base of black stone, surrounded by flowers, grass and trees, thoroughly polished figure always reminds all of the Sacramental.
From 2002 the canteen at the temple functions by efforts of members of the Secular Franciscan Order, filial of which functions at the parish since spring of 1999.
His successor (since 2006) had become present parish priest Fr. Arthur Surovsky.
Now at the temple are successfully developing Sunday School (with the aid of pious nuns), library, theatre, museum, spiritual music band, diverse sections and circles (including spiritual culture circles).
To help those who haven't been lucky in life, the Blessed Virgin Mary Annunciation parish had founded a Roman-Catholic mission "Caritas Spes Sumy", that acts at the temple as branch of All-Ukrainian Roman-Catholic religious mission "Caritas Spes Ukraina".
In 2008, February 6 and 2008, April 15 had been created web-sites of mission and parish under titles "Caritas Spes Sumy" "Ave Maria" to elucidate their activities in religious spheres. To support this aim parish publicates bulletin, named "Ave !", informing about Church's history and life of the parish.
- ^ 2008. Rzymsko-Katolicke Koscioly Dekanatu Sumskiego (Diecezja Carkowsko-Zaporozska Ukraina). Sumy: Ellada Publishing House, 2007.
- ^ Sumian Land. From antiquity to this day. Scientific handbook. Sumy-Kharkov: Globus Printing-House, 2000
- ^ 2008. Rzymsko-Katolicke Koscioly Dekanatu Sumskiego (Diecezja Carkowsko-Zaporozska Ukraina). Sumy: Ellada Publishing House, 2007.
- ^ Sotnik A. N. This is our history. Chronicle-documentary work on religious life in Sumian Land in connection with history of Christianity in Ukraine. Rovno: Svitankova Zorja, 1997.