Nicholas Charnetsky
Ukrainian bishop (1884–1959)
Feast: 2 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At Lviv in Ukraine, Blessed Nicholas Charnetsky, bishop, who carried out his ministry as apostolic exarch of Volhynia and Pidliashia in a time of persecution against the faith and, following as a faithful shepherd in the footsteps of Christ, by his grace reached the heavenly kingdom.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 2 April as a bishop, apostolic exarch of Volhynia and Pidliashia, who served as a faithful shepherd in a time of persecution.
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.
- Roman Martyrology, 2 April (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q561938 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Nicholas Charnetsky (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.