Alexander Chira

Alexander Chira
Administrator of Mukachevo
Byzantine Catholic Icon of Alexander Chira
Native name
Олекса́ндр Хіра
ChurchRuthenian Greek Catholic Church
DioceseEparchy of Mukachevo
In office1 November 1947 – 18 June 1977
PredecessorOleksandr Stoyka
SuccessorKostiantyn Sabov
Other postsAuxiliary Bishop of Mukachevo (1945-1983)
Orders
Ordination18 December 1920
by Antal Papp
Consecration30 December 1945
by Theodore Romzha
Personal details
Born(1897-01-17)17 January 1897
Vilkhivtsi, Máramaros County, Kingdom of Hungary, Transleithania, Austria-Hungary
Died26 May 1983(1983-05-26) (aged 86)
Karaganda, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union

Bishop Alexander Chira was a bishop of the Ruthenian Catholic Church. His immediate predecessor was Bishop Theodore G. Romzha. He is designated as a Confessor of the Faith.

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