Joseph Sembratovych
| Joseph Sembratovych | |
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| Metropolitan of Galicia, Archbishop of Lemberg | |
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| Church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 27 June 1870 |
| Installed | 7 August 1870 |
| Term ended | 22 December 1882 |
| Predecessor | Spyrydon Lytvynovych |
| Successor | Sylvester Sembratovych |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 7 October 1845 (Priest) |
| Consecration | 11 June 1865 (Bishop) by Spyrydon Lytvynovych |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 November 1821 |
| Died | 23 October 1900 (aged 78) Rome |
Joseph Sembratovych (Ukrainian: Йосиф Сембратович, Polish: Josyf Sembratowycz; 8 November, 1821, Krynica-Zdrój – 23 October, 1900) was the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church from 1870 until his resignation in 1882.
Joseph Sembratovych was born on 8 November 1821, son of a priest of the Archeparchy of Przemyśl. Since 1841 he studied in Wien and at the end of his studies, on 7 October 1845 he was ordained Priest. He remained in Wien where he obtained a doctorate in theology in June 1846. Returned to Galicia, he started his career in the Seminary of Lviv, moving later in 1852 to Wien where he was appointed vice-rector of the Greek Seminary, and later he appointed Professor of Biblical Studies in the University of Lviv.
On 24 March 1865 he was appointed titular bishop of Nazianzus, and consecrated Bishop in St. George's Cathedral, Lviv on 11 June 1865 by Metropolitan Spyrydon Lytvynovych. He moved to Rome where he became the prelate of the Greek-Rite students at College of the Propaganda. In 1867 he was appointed Apostolic Administrator of the Archeparchy of Przemyśl.
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