[1]          MYKOLAI CHARNETS’KYI AND 24 COMPANION MARTYRS

                FROM THE UKRAINIAN GREEK CATHOLIC CHURCH AND

                RUSSIAN BYZANTINE CATHOLIC CHURCH

        1.    LEONID F’ODOROV [ЛЕОНІД ФЬОДОРОВ]

                professed priest, Studites;

                exarch of the Russian Byzantine Catholic Church

                born: 04 November 1879 in Saint Petersburg, Leningrad (Russia)

                died: 07 March 1935 in Vyatka, Kirov (Russia)

                Note: In Russian, the name is spelled “Леонід Федоров”,

                          which is Romanized as “Leonid Fëdorov”.

        2.    ANDRII ISCHAK ***

                [АНДРІЙ ІЩАК]

                priest of the archeparchy of Lviv of the Ukrainians

                born: 20 September 1887 in Mykolayiv, Lviv (Ukraine)

                died: 26 June 1941 in Syhiv, Lviv (Ukraine)

        3.    MYKOLA KONRAD

                [МИКОЛА КОНРАД]

                priest of the archeparchy of Lviv of the Ukrainians; married

                born: 16 May 1876 in Strusiv, Ternopil (Ukraine)

        4.    VOLODYMYR IVANOVYCH PRYIMA ***

                [ВОЛОДИМИР ІВАНОВИЧ ПРИЙМА]

                layperson of the archeparchy of Lviv of the Ukrainians; married

                born: 17 July 1906 in Stradch, Yavoriv, Lviv (Ukraine)

                died: 26 June 1941 in Stradch, Yavoriv, Lviv (Ukraine)

        5.    ZYNOVII KOVALYK ***

                [ЗИНОВІЙ КОВАЛИК]

                professed priest, Redemptorists

                born: 18 August 1903 in Ivakhiv, Ternopil (Ukraine)

                died: end of June 1941 in Lviv (Ukraine)

        6.    STEPAN BARANYK (SEVERIAN) ***

                [СТЕПАН БАРАНИК (СЕВЕРІЯН)]

                professed priest, Basilians of Saint Josaphat

                born: 18 July 1889 in Uhniv, Sokal, Lviv (Ukraine)

                died: end of June 1941 in Drohobych, Lviv (Ukraine)

        7.    IVAN SEN’KIV’SKYI (YAKYM) ***

                [ІВАН СЕНЬКІВСЬКИЙ (ЯКИМ)]

                professed priest, Basilians of Saint Josaphat

                born: 02 May 1896 in Haji Velyki, Ternopil (Ukraine)

                died: 29 June 1941 in Drohobych, Lviv (Ukraine)

        8.    OL’HA MATS’KIV (TARSYKIA) ***

                [ОЛЬГА МАЦЬКІВ (ТАРСИКІЯ)]

                professed religious, Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate

                (Ukrainian Greek Catholic Rite)

                born: 23 March 1919 in Khodoriv, Lviv (Ukraine)

                died: 17 July 1944 in Chervonohrad (a.k.a. Krystynopol), Lviv (Ukraine)

        9.    VOLODOMYR BAIRAK (VITALII) ***

                [ВОЛОДИМИР БАЙРАК (ВІТАЛІЙ)]

                professed religious, Basilians of Saint Josaphat

                born: 24 February 1907 in Shvaikivtsy, Ternopil (Ukraine)

                died: 21 April 1946 in Drohobych, Lviv (Ukraine)

        10.  HRYHORII KHOMYSHYN **

                [ГРИГОРІЙ XОМИШИН]

                eparch of Stanislaviv (now Ivano-Frankivsk)

                born: 25 March 1867 in Hadynkivtsi, Ternopil (Ukraine)

                died: 17 January 1947 in Kiev (Ukraine)

        11.  YOSAFAT KOTSYLOVS’KYI

                [ЙОСАФАТ КОЦИЛОВСЬКИЙ]

                professed priest, Basilians of Saint Josaphat;

                eparch of Przemyśl-Warszawa

                born: 03 March 1876 in Pakoszówka (a.k.a. Pakoshivka), Sanok

                            (then in Ukraine; now in Poland)

                died: 17 November 1947 in Kyiv (Ukraine)

        12.  MYKYTA BUDKA

                [Микита БУДКА]

                auxiliary eparch of Lviv of the Ukrainians

                born: 07 June 1877 in Dobomirka, Zbarazh, Ternopil (Ukraine)

                died: 01 October 1949 in  Karaganda (a.k.a. Qaraghandy) (Kazakhstan)

        13.  ROMAN LYSKO ***

                [РОМАН ЛИСКО]

                priest of the archeparchy of Lviv of the Ukrainians; married

                born: 14 August 1914 in Horodok, Lviv (Ukraine)

                died: 14 October 1949 in Lviv (Ukraine)

        14.  HRYHORII LAKOTA

                [ГРИГОРІЙ ЛАКОТА]

                auxiliary eparch of Przemyśl-Warszawa

                born: 31 January 1883 in Holodivka, Lviv (Ukraine)

                died: 12 November 1950 in Abez, Vorkuta, Komi (Russia)

        15.  MARIA KAZYMYR SHEPTYTS’KYI (KLYMENTII)

                [МАРIЯ КАЗИМИР ШЕПТИЦЬКИЙ (КЛИМЕНТІЙ)] *

                professed priest, Ukrainian Studite Monks

                born: 17 November 1869 in Prylbychi, Lviv (Ukraine)

                died: 01 May 1951 in Vladimir (Russia)

        16.  MYKOLA TSEHEL’S’KYI ***

                [МИКОЛА ЦЕГЕЛЬСЬКИЙ]

                priest of the archeparchy of Lviv of the Ukrainians; married

                born: 17 December 1896 in Strusiv, Ternopil (Ukraine)

                died: 25 May 1951 in Javas, Mordovia (Russia)

        17.  OL’HA BIDA (OLIMPIA) ***

                [ОЛЬГА БІДА (ОЛІМПІА)]

                professed religious, Sisters of Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary

                born: 1903 in Tsebliv, Lviv (Ukraine)

                died: 28 January 1952 in Kharsk, Tomsk (Russia)

        18.  IVAN ZIATYK ***

                [ІВАН ЗЯТИК]

                professed priest, Redemptorists

                born: 26 December 1899 in Odrzechowa, Zarszyn (Poland)

                died: 17 May 1952 in Oserlag, Irkutsk (Russia)

        19.  LEVKADIA HARASYMIV (LAVRENTIA) ***

                [ЛЕВКАДІЯ ГАРАСИМІВ (ЛАВРЕНТІА)]

                professed religious, Sisters of Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary

                born: 31 September 1911 in Rudnyky, Lviv (Ukraine)

                died: 28 August 1952 in Kharsk, Tomsk (Russia)

        20.  PETRO VERHUN

                [ПЕТРО ВЕРГУН]

                priest of the archeparchy of Lviv of the Ukrainians;

                apostolic visitator for the Ukrainian Greek Catholics of Germany

                born: 18 November 1890 in Horodok, Lviv (Ukraine)

                died: 07 February 1957 in Angarsk, Boguchansky, Krasnoyarsk (Russia)

        21.  MYKOLAI CHARNETS’KYI

                [Миколай Чарнецький]

                professed priest, Redemptorists;

                apostolic exarch of Volhynia and Pidliashia

                born: 14 December 1884 in Semakivtsi, Lviv (Ukraine)

                died: 02 April 1959 in Lviv (Ukraine)

        22.  OLEKSA ZARYTS’KYI

                [ОЛЕКСA ЗАРИЦЬКИЙ]

                priest of the archeparchy of Lviv of the Ukrainians

                born: 1912 in Bilchek, Lviv (Ukraine)

                died: 30 October 1963 in Karaganda (Kazakhstan)

        23.  SYMEON LUKACH ***

                [СИМЕОН ЛУКАЧ]

                eparch of the “clandestine” Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

                born: 07 July 1893 in Starunya, Ivano-Frankivsk (Ukraine)

                died: 22 August 1964 in Ivano-Frankivsk (Ukraine)

        24.  IVAN SLEZIUK ***

                [ІВАН СЛЕЗЮК]

                eparch of the “clandestine” Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

                born: 14 January 1896 in Zhyvachiv, Ivano-Frankivsk

                died: 22 August 1964 in Ivano-Frankivsk (Ukraine)

        25.  VASYL’ VSEVOLOD VELYCHKOVS’KYI

                [ВАСИЛЬ ВСЕВОЛОД ВЕЛИЧКОВСЬКИЙ]

                professed religious, Redemptorists;

                eparch of the “clandestine” Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

                born: 01 June 1903 in Ivano-Frankivsk (Ukraine)    

                died: 30 July 1973 in Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canada)

                competent forum: Lviv of the Ukrainians and others

                CCS protocol number: 2256 (*  formerly prot. no. 2079; ** formerly prot. no. 2088)

                type of cause: martyrdom

                rescript of “nihil obstat”: 18 March 1996 (*, **);

                                                                13 October 1998;

                                                                 06 March 2001 (***)

                opening of eparchial inquiry: 13 December 1997

                closing of eparchial inquiry: 23 February 2001

                decree on validity of eparchial inquiry: 09 March 2001

                publication of Positio: 2001

                particular congress of theological consultors: 06 April 2001

                ordinary session of cardinals and bishops: 23 April 2001

                promulgation of decree on martyrdom: 24 April 2001

                beatification: 27 June 2001

                postulator:

                petitioner: Ukrain’ska Greko-Katolits’ka Tserkva, pl. Sviatoho Yura 5, L’viv 79000, UKRAINE

                                     [Українська Греко-Католицька Церква, пл. Святого Юра 5, Львів 79000, Україна]

                website: ugcc.ua