Bishopric of Chernihiv in Rus' of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Kyiv Patriarchate)

## General Information

* Continent: Europe
* Country: Ukraine
* Denomination: Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Kyiv Patriarchate)

## History

* 1992.06.25: Established as the Eparchial Bishopric of Chernihiv–Sumy; Gained territory from the Eparchial Bishopric of Chernihiv–Sumy of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church.
* 2019.02.05: Established communion with the Great Church of Christ in Constantinople.
* 2019.06.20: Lost territory to the Eparchial Bishopric of Chernihiv–Nizhyn of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.

## Heads

* Yevstratiy (Zorya Ivan Volodymyrovych)
	+ **Arch-Bishop of Chernihiv and Nizhyn** (2012.01.23 – 2019.06.20)
		- **Bishop of Bohuslav** (2011.05.13 – 2012.01.23)
		- **Bishop of Vasyl'kiv** (2008.05.25 – 2011.05.13)
		- Bishop-elect of Vasyl'kiv (2008.05.13 – 2008.05.25)
	+ **Eparchial** **Vicar of Kyyiv** (2008.05.25 – 2012.01.23)
* Ilarion (Protsyk Ruslan Ivanovych)
	+ **Bishop of Chernihiv and Nizhyn** (2008.05.14 – 2012.01.23)
		- Bishop-elect of Chernihiv and Nizhyn (2008.05.13 – 2008.05.14)
* Sevastian (Mykhailo Yaroslavovych Vozniak)
	+ **Bishop of Chernihiv and Nizhyn** (2006.12.14 – 2008.05.13)
* Mefodiy (Sribnyak Mykola Mykolayovych)
	+ **Bishop of Sumy and Okhtyrka** (2004.06.06 – 2012.01.23)
		- Bishop-elect of Sumy and Okhtyrka (2004.05.14 – 2004.06.06)
	+ Eparchial Locum Tenens of Chernihiv and Nizhyn (2006.02.28 – 2006.12.14)
* Feodosiy (Yosyp Vasyliovych Paikush)
	+ **Bishop of Chernihiv and Nizhyn** (2004.07.28 – 2006.02.28)
* Mykhayil (Zinkevych Tymofiy Semenovych)
	+ **Bishop of Chernihiv and Nizhyn** (2002.11.19 – 2004.05.18)
		- **Bishop of Sumy and Okhtyrka** (2000.10.22 – 2002.11.19)
		- Bishop-elect of Sumy and Okhtyrka (2000.10.21 – 2000.10.22)
* Nykon (Volodymyr Maksymovych Kalember)
	+ **Bishop of Chernihiv and Sumy** (1999.01.25 – 2002.09.22)
		- **Bishop of Kitsman' and Zastavna** (1997.10.12 – 1999.01.25)
* Vasily (Ivan Vasylyovych Pylypyshin)
	+ **Arch-Bishop of Chernihiv and Sumy** (1998.12.12 – 1999.01.25)
		- **Bishop of Chernihiv and Sumy** (1994.12.14 – 1998.12.12)
* Volodymyr (Romanyuk Vasyl' Omelyanovych)
	+ Locum Tenens of the Patriarchal See (1993.06.14 – 1993.10.23)
	+ ****Metropolitan-Bishop of Chernihiv and Sumy**** (1993.06.14 – 1993.10.23)
		- **Arch-Bishop of L'viv and Sokal** (1993.02.17 – 1993.06.14)
		- **Arch-Bishop of Bila Tserkva** (1992.09.10 – 1993.02.17)
		- *Arch-Bishop of Vyshhorod* (1992.06.25 – 1992.09.10)
	+ **Eparchial Vicar of Kyyiv** (1992.09.10 – 1993.02.17)
		- *Eparchial* *Vicar of Kyyiv* (1992.06.25 – 1992.09.10)
	+ *Arch-Bishop of Vyshhorod* (1991.??.?? – 1992.06.25, UAOC)
		- *Arch-Bishop of Bila Tserkva* (1990.11.18 – 1991.??.??, UAOC)
		- *Bishop of Bila Tserkva* (1990.09.?? – 1990.11.18, UAOC)
		- *Bishop of Uzhhorod and Vynohradiv* (1990.04.29 – 1990.09.??, UAOC)
	+ *Eparchial Vicar of Kyyiv* (1990.09.?? – 1992.06.25, UAOC)
* Ioan (Ihor Stepanovych Siopko)
	+ **Bishop of Chernihiv and Sumy** (1992.11.?? – 1993.06.14)
		- **Bishop of Khmel'nyts'kyy and Kam'yanets'** (1992.09.?? – 1992.11.??)
* Polikarp (Pakholyuk)
	+ **Bishop of Chernihiv and Sumy** (1992.09.16 – 1993.01.12)
* Roman (Balashchuk Mykola Mykhaylovych)
	+ *Arch-Bishop of Chernihiv and Sumy* (1992.06.25 – 1992.09.16)
	+ **Arch-Bishop of Chernihiv and Sumy** (1992.06.05 – 1992.06.25, UAOC)
		- **Bishop of Chernihiv and Sumy** (1990.05.22 – 1992.06.05, UAOC)

## Links

* Official Websites:
* Encyclopedic Pages: Wikipedia (Ukrainian)

### Other References

1. ↑ https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Євстратій\_(Зоря)
2. ↑ https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Іларіон\_(Процик)
3. ↑ https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Севастіан\_(Возняк)
4. ↑ https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Феодосій\_(Пайкуш)
5. ↑ http://users.sch.gr/markmarkou/2012/non\_can/koim/theodosios\_paykush.htm
6. ↑ https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Михаїл\_(Зінкевич)
7. ↑ https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Никон\_(Калембер)
8. ↑ https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Василій\_(Пилипишин)
9. ↑ http://users.sch.gr/markmarkou/1994/non\_can/new/varlaam\_pilipishin.htm
10. ↑ https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Іоан\_(Сіопко)
11. ↑ http://users.sch.gr/markmarkou/1996/new/ioannis\_siopko.htm
12. ↑ http://users.sch.gr/markmarkou/1991/non\_can/new/polykarpos\_paholiuk.htm
13. ↑ https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Роман\_(Балащук)