Bishop Jan Purwinski or Yan Purvinskyi (Ukrainian: Ян Пурвінський; Polish: Jan Purwiński; Latvian: Jānis Purvinskis; 19 November 1934 – 6 April 2021) was a Latvian-born Ukrainian Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Diocesan Bishop of Kyiv–Zhytomyr since 16 January 1991 until 15 June 2011 (until 25 November 1998 as the Diocesan Bishop of Zhytomyr).
Jan Purwinski | |
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| Diocesan Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Kyiv-Zhytomyr (until 25 November 1998 as the Diocesan Bishop of Zhytomyr) | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 16 January 1991 |
| Term ended | 15 June 2011 |
| Predecessor | Fr. Teofil Skalski (Ap. Administrator) |
| Successor | Petro Malchuk |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 13 April 1961 (Priest) by Petras Mazelis |
| Consecration | 4 March 1991 (Bishop) by Francesco Colasuonno |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jānis Purvinskis 19 November 1934 |
| Died | 6 April 2021 (aged 86) Zhytomyr, Ukraine |
Early life
editBishop Purwinski was born into a peasant Roman Catholic family of Polish ethnicity in Latgale. After graduation from school he joined the Major Theological Seminary in Riga in 1956,[1] and was ordained as priest on 13 April 1961,[2] for his native Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Riga.
Career
editFrom 1961 until 1977, Fr. Purwinski began to serve as an assistant priest in Daugavpils and after, as a parish priest and vice-dean in Krāslava, Baltinava and Indra. In 1977 he was transferred to Ukraine and began to learn the Ukrainian language[3] and work as assistant priest in St. Sophia's Cathedral, Zhytomyr (from 1984 he was a dean of the Cathedral).[1] Before moving to Ukraine Fr. Purwinski spoke Polish, Latgalian, Latvian and Russian.[3] Alongside parish work, from 1981 until 1991 he served as a Bishopric Vicar for Ukraine and Moldova.[1]
On 16 January 1991 he was appointed by Pope John Paul II as the Diocesan Bishop of the recreated Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhytomyr. On 4 March 1991, he was consecrated as bishop by Archbishop Francesco Colasuonno and other prelates of the Roman Catholic Church in St. Sophia's Cathedral in Zhytomyr.[2]
Later life
editHe retired on 15 June 2011 and resided in Zhytomyr. He died on 6 April 2021, after being hospitalized a few days prior due to COVID-19 complications.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Єпископ Ян Пурвінський". Official Website of the Diocese of Kyiv–Zhytomyr (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Bishop Jan Purwinski". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ a b Mežniece, Ilze (18 September 2011). "Bīskapu diena Ilūkstē" [Bishops day in Ilūkste]. Katoļu Baznīcas Vēstnesis (in Latvian). Retrieved 26 November 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Помер єпископ РКЦ в Україні Ян Пурвінський (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Помер перший єпископ відродженої Житомирської дієцезії Ян Пурвінський