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| Church | Orthodox Church of Ukraine |
| Diocese | Halychyna (Galicia) |
| See | Ivano-Frankivsk |
| Predecessor | new post |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 7 April 1990 (bishop) by Ioann Bodnarchuk (UAOC) |
| Consecration | 21 January 1974 (priest) |
| Rank | Metropolitan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stepan Vasylyovych Abramchuk January 21, 1949 |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodox |
| Residence | Ivano-Frankivsk |
| Alma mater | Moscow Theological Academy (1982) |
Metropolitan Andrew (Ukrainian: Андрій (Абрамчук); secular name: Stepan Vasylyovych Abramchuk; born 21 January 1949) is a metropolitan bishop of Halychyna of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.
Metropolitan Andrew (Abramchuk) was born Stepan Vasylyovych Abramchuk in Tysmenytsia, Stanislav Oblast on 21 January 1949.[1] He was born in a family of worker Vasyl Abramchuk and Rozalia (nee Shiliak).[1] In 1964 he received his secondary education diploma from a school in Tysmenytsia and 1968 he graduated a vocational school in Horodenka (both cities in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast). Until 1971 Stepan Abramchuk worked at the Tysmenytsia Agrarian Equipment facility. He graduated the Odesa Theological Seminary (1974), Moscow Theological Academy (1982).[2]
He was consecrated by Metropolitan Sergij of Odesa[1] as a protopriest (protoiereus) on 21 January 1974.[2][3] In 1983-88 he provided pastoral care among patriarchal parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in Canada.[2] Since 1988 he was carried out services of parochial priest of the Ivano-Frankivsk cathedral temple. In 1990 decided to join the movement for reestablishment of own Ukrainian church and officially announced about leaving the ranks of the Russian Orthodox Church.[2] On 7 April 1990 he was tonsured as Andrew and ordained by Ioann (Bodnarchuk), Basil (Bodnarchuk) and Vikentiy Chekalin (who claimed to be a member of the Russian Catacomb Church) as a bishop of Ivano-Frankivsk and Kolomyia of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church with which stayed for over 30 years.[2] Since 1990 the Russian Orthodox Church implemented sanctions against him by prohibiting him to carry out any religious services.[2]
According to the Russian Orthodox Church, soon in April of 1990 Andrew Abramchuk was given a title of Metropolitan of Halychyna and Ivano-Frankivsk.[3] However, in reality Andrew Abramchuk was awarded title of archbishop at the 1990 UAOC All-Ukrainian Local Council in June and his title of Metropolitan he received from Patriarch Mstyslav of Kyiv in January of 1992.[1]
On 25 June 1992 Metropolitan Andrew joined the newly established Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyivan Patriarchate (created few days before through unification of UAOC and UOC).[3] In fall of 1995 he returned back to the revived Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church.[3] On 19 February 1996 the Patriarch Demetrius of Kyiv awarded Metropolitan Andrew a second Panagia (a type of vestment) "for contribution to the development of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and 25 years of service as a priest".[1]
During 2000 he was not allowed to serve as a bishop by the Bishop Council of the UAOC and the Patriarch Demetrius of Kyiv.[3]
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- ^ a b c d e Слесарев А. В. (2010-04-23). "Андрей (Абрамчук) Митрополит Галицкий, управляющий Ивано-Франковской епархией". «Анти-раскол» (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2019-11-29.