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Alexander Chira

Eastern Catholic bishop (1897–1983)

Servant of GodSoviet Union

Born

1897

Died

1983

Beatified

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not yet

Canonised

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not yet

Who they were

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.

Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.

The miracles

Cause open

A cause for canonisation has been opened, which is what Servant of God means. Heroic virtue has not yet been declared and no miracle has been examined.

Why that counted as sanctity

Limited information is available on this saint so far.

The cause

The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.

A miracle approved by the Holy See is needed for the next step. If you know the postulation’s own page, tell us and it will be added here.

Sources

Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh - Bishop Alexander Chira, Fearless Witness of Christ — Greek-Catholic bishop of Mukachevo, secretly consecrated in a labour camp, died in exile at Karaganda in 1983; named a Servant of God.
Wikidata Q1997113 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
English Wikipedia — Alexander Chira (CC BY-SA)

Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.