Bishop/holyman Famous Names Starting with Letter V

Blessed bishop of Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church (Eastern rite Catholics), whose body 30 years afte

Blessed bishop of Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church (Eastern rite Catholics), whose body 30 years after his death was found to be uncorrupt. Hence he was beatified by John Paul II.Blessed Vasyl was born into a priestly family in Stanislaviv, now called Ivano-Frankivsk, on June 1, 1903. His father was an assistant at the Cathedral where Vasyl was baptized. His family soon moved to the village of Shuparka near Borshchiv. Here Vasyl was raised and educated, mainly by home schooling. The First World War interrupted his studies.

Was a Rwandan prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Kigali from 1976 unti

Was a Rwandan prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Kigali from 1976 until his death.On December 17, 1973, Nsengiyumva was appointed Bishop of Nyundo by Pope Paul VI. He received his episcopal consecration on June 2, 1974 from Laurean Cardinal Rugambwa, with Bishop Aloysius Bigirumwami and Archbishop André Perraudin, MAfr, serving as co-consecrators. He was later named the first Archbishop of Kigali on April 10, 1976.