Pontifical Ukrainian College
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The Pontifical Ukrainian College of St. Josaphat ( uk. : Українська папська колегія святого Йосафата , it. : Pontificio Collegio di San Giosafat Ukraino , s. : Ukrainian Pontifical College of Saint Josaphat ) in Rome is a Roman Colleges for seminarians and priests of the Ukrainian Greek -Catholic Church . As a patron who was Saint Josphat (1580-1623), Archbishop of Polotsk , chosen.
history
The founding of the Ukrainian College dates back to the beginning of the 16th century and was initially closely linked to the Papal Greek College of St. Athanasius . Ukrainian seminarians also studied at the college, which was founded in 1576, and were welcome here as guests until 1803. The Greek College was closed from 1803 to 1845; the first course was not started until 1845. Again Ukrainian students were enrolled and a larger Ukrainian parish was formed . On December 18, 1897, Pope Leo XIII approved (1878–1903) the Pontifical Ukrainian College of St. Josaphat, the leadership was transferred in 1904 to the Basilians of St. Josophat , who also have their General House in Rome. The Ukrainians moved into their first house in the Piazza Madonna dei Monti . On November 13, 1932, a new building was opened on the Roman hill Gianicolo . Today there are between 20 and 50 students at the college, the rector is Father Genesio Viomar OSBM .
Former
- Joseph Michael Schmondiuk (1912–1978), Ukrainian Catholic Archbishop of Philadelphia
- Augustine Eugene Hornyak OSBM (1919–2003), Serbian Bishop and Exarch of Great Britain
- Sofron Stefan Mudry OSBM (1923–2014) Rector (1974–1994), Bishop Emeritus of Ivano-Frankivsk , Ukraine
- Kenneth Nowakowski (* 1958), Bishop of London
Web links
- Address by Pope John Paul II during his visit in 1983
- Address by Pope Pius XII. on November 14, 1952
Coordinates: 41 ° 53 ′ 43.1 ″ N , 12 ° 27 ′ 38.6 ″ E