Ivan Ljavinec
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Ivan Ljavinecz, is a Czech
prelate
of the Roman Catholic Church
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Ivan Ljavinecz was born in Volovec, Ukraine and ordained a priest on July 28, 1946. Ljavinecz was appointed titular bishop of the Acalissus as well as Apostolic Exarch of the Apostolic Exarchate in the Czech Republic
on January 18, 1996; ordained a bishop on March 30, 1996. Ljavinecz would retire as apostolic exarch on April 23, 2003.
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
prelate
Prelate
A prelate is a high-ranking member of the clergy who is an ordinary or who ranks in precedence with ordinaries. The word derives from the Latin prælatus, the past participle of præferre, which means "carry before", "be set above or over" or "prefer"; hence, a prelate is one set over others.-Related...
of the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
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Ivan Ljavinecz was born in Volovec, Ukraine and ordained a priest on July 28, 1946. Ljavinecz was appointed titular bishop of the Acalissus as well as Apostolic Exarch of the Apostolic Exarchate in the Czech Republic
Apostolic Exarchate in the Czech Republic
Apostolic Exarchate in the Czech Republic is a Roman Catholic institution overseeing the Catholics of Byzantine Rite living in the Czech Republic....
on January 18, 1996; ordained a bishop on March 30, 1996. Ljavinecz would retire as apostolic exarch on April 23, 2003.