Saint Paraskeva church () is a Greek Catholic parish church (UGCC) in Kozyna of the Hrymailiv settlement hromada of the Chortkiv Raion of the Ternopil Oblast, the church and bell tower are an architectural monument of national importance.

History

The first church of St. Paraskeva in the village of Kozyna was built in 1730. The church was consecrated by at. Lisenetskyi. In those years, the parish of Kozyna was a subsidiary parish of the village of Kokoshyntsi. Archival sources state that during the years of at. Semen Liakhovych's ministry, "an old wooden church and bell tower burned down in Kozyna, and in 1864 a new church was built of oak wood...". 1946–1993 – the church was subordinated to the ROC. 1960 – the state authorities closed the church. 1993 – the parish of Kozyna resumed its activities in the bosom of the UGCC. The parish is a subsidiary of the parish of Krasne. 1994 – the church was restored.

Saint Paraskeva church, Kozyna, Ternopil Oblast

The brotherhood Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network operates at the parish.

Saint Paraskeva church, Kozyna, Ternopil Oblast

Priests

at. Mykhailo Povidaichuk (1730–?) at. Hryhorii Prokopovych (1750–?) at. Semen Liakhovych (1853–?) at. Dmytro Ksonzhek (1892–1943) at. Ivan Pachovskyi at. Oleh Sarabun (1994–1998) at. Stepan Hordii (1998–2006) at. Stepan Viityshyn (2006) at. Oleh Sarabun (administrator from 2006 to the present)

Saint Paraskeva church, Kozyna, Ternopil Oblast

References

Ukrainian Catholic churches in Ukraine

Religious buildings and structures completed in 1730

1730 in Christianity