Alexander Chira
Eastern Catholic bishop
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| Intro | Eastern Catholic bishop | |
| Places | Russia | |
| was | Priest | |
| Work field | Religion | |
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| Religion: | Catholic church | |
| Birth | 17 January 1897, Vil'khivtsi, Ukraine | |
| Death | 26 May 1983Karaganda, Kazakhstan (aged 86 years) | |
| Star sign | Capricorn |
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Biography
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.
Personal information
Chira was born January 17, 1897, in the village of Vulchivc'i, Máramaros County. His death was in exile on May 26, 1983 in the city of Karaganda, Kazakhstan.
Chira "was one of the many victims of the Soviet persecution of the Greek Catholic Church." While in a concentration camp in 1956, Chira clandestinally was appointed a bishop.