Recent Events

Fr. Artur Bubnevych was consecrated as Bishop of Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix of the Ruthenians (USA)

Bishop Mykola Bychok, C.SS.R., Bishop of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne of the Ukrainians (Australia), was created Cardinal-Priest of S. Sofia a Via Boccea

Bishop Bronislaw Bernacki, Bishop emeritus of Odessa–Simferopol (Ukraine), passed away at 80

Fr. Artur Bubnevych was elected Bishop of Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix of the Ruthenians (USA)

Bishop Teodor Martynyuk (Taras), M.S.U., Titular Bishop of Mopta and Auxiliary Bishop of Ternopil–Zboriv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine), was promoted as Metropolitan Archbishop of Ternopil–Zboriv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Archbishop Vasyl Semeniuk resigned as Metropolitan Archbishop of Ternopil–Zboriv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Bishop Mychajlo Koltun, C.SS.R., resigned as Bishop of Sokal–Zhovkva of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Bishop Petro Loza, C.SS.R., Titular Bishop of Panium and Auxiliary Bishop of Sokal–Zhovkva of the Ukrainians (Ukraine), was appointed as Bishop of Sokal–Zhovkva of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Bishop Stephan Meniok, C.SS.R., resigned as Archiepiscopal Exarch of Donets’k of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Bishop Maksim Ryabukha, S.D.B., Titular Bishop of Stephaniacum and Auxiliary Bishop of Donets’k of the Ukrainians (Ukraine), was appointed as Archiepiscopal Exarch of Donets’k of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Bishop Wasyl Ihor Medwit, O.S.B.M., Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Donets’k–Kharkiv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine), passed away at 75

Fr. Teodor Matsapula, I.V.E., was consecrated as Bishop of Mukacheve of the Ruthenians (Ukraine)

Bishop Nil Yuriy Lushchak, O.F.M., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Mukacheve of the Ruthenians (Ukraine)

Fr. Teodor Matsapula, I.V.E., was elected Bishop of Mukacheve of the Ruthenians (Ukraine)

Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, Prefect of Dicastery for the Eastern Churches and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Oriental Institute, was appointed as Member of Council of the Section for Relations with States and International Organisations

Fr. Yosafat Voytek, M.S.U., was appointed as Hegumen of Ukrainian Studite Monks

Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Ambrogio della Massima

Fr. Michael Kwiatkowski was consecrated as Bishop of New Westminster of the Ukrainians (Canada)

Bishop Mykola Petro Luchok, O.P., Titular Bishop of Giru Marcelli, Auxiliary Bishop of Mukacheve (Ukraine) and Apostolic Administrator of Mukacheve (Ukraine), was appointed as Bishop of Mukacheve (Ukraine)

Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti, Titular Archbishop of Ravello, Prefect of Dicastery for the Eastern Churches and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Oriental Institute, was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Ambrogio della Massima

Fr. Volodymyr Firman was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Limisa and Auxiliary Bishop of Ternopil–Zboriv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Fr. Michael Kwiatkowski, Priest of Winnipeg of the Ukrainians (Canada), was elected Bishop of New Westminster of the Ukrainians (Canada)

Fr. Petro Holiney was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Abrittum and Auxiliary Bishop of Kolomyia of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Fr. Volodymyr Firman, Priest of Ternopil–Zboriv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine), was elected Titular Bishop of Limisa and Auxiliary Bishop of Ternopil–Zboriv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Fr. Petro Holiney, Priest of Ivano-Frankivsk of the Ukrainians (Ukraine), was elected Titular Bishop of Abrittum and Auxiliary Bishop of Kolomyia of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Archbishop Mieczysław Mokrzycki resigned as President of Episcopal Conference of Ukraine

Bishop Eduard Kava, O.F.M. Conv., Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukraine), was appointed as General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Ukraine

Bishop Vitaliy Krivitskiy, S.D.B., Bishop of Kyïv–Žytomyr (Ukraine), was appointed as Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Ukraine

Bishop Vitaliy Skomarovskyi, General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Ukraine and Bishop of Lutsk (Ukraine), was appointed as President of Episcopal Conference of Ukraine

Fr. Andriy Khimyak was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Cuicul and Auxiliary Bishop of Kyiv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Fr. Mykola Semenyshyn was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Iunca in Mauretania and Auxiliary Bishop of Ivano-Frankivsk of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Fr. Maksim Ryabukha, S.D.B., was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Stephaniacum

Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti, Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain, was appointed as Prefect of Dicastery for the Eastern Churches and Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Oriental Institute

Bishop Andriy Rabiy, Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia of the Ukrainians (USA), was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Winnipeg of the Ukrainians (Canada)

Fr. Andriy Khimyak, Priest of Kyiv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) and Secretary of Synod of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, was elected Titular Bishop of Cuicul and Auxiliary Bishop of Kyiv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Fr. Mykola Semenyshyn, Priest of Ivano-Frankivsk of the Ukrainians (Ukraine), was elected Titular Bishop of Iunca in Mauretania and Auxiliary Bishop of Ivano-Frankivsk of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Fr. Maksim Ryabukha, S.D.B., was elected Titular Bishop of Stephaniacum and Auxiliary Bishop of Donets’k of the Ukrainians (Ukraine)

Fr. Robert Roman Lisseiko, O.S.B.M., was appointed as Protoarchimandrite of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat

Bishop Hlib Borys Sviatoslav Lonchyna, M.S.U., resigned as Apostolic Visitator in Ireland of the Ukrainians

Bishop Jerzy Maculewicz, O.F.M. Conv., Apostolic Administrator of Uzbekistan (Uzbekistan), was appointed as Vice-President of Bishops’ Conference of Central Asia

Bishop Mykola Petro Luchok, O.P., Auxiliary Bishop of Mukacheve (Ukraine), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Mukacheve (Ukraine)

Bishop Antal Majnek, O.F.M., resigned as Bishop of Mukacheve (Ukraine)

Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere, Metropolitan Archbishop of Warszawa (Poland) and Metropolitan Archbishop of Gniezno (Poland), was beatified

Sr. Elżbieta od Ukrzyżowania Pana Jezusa Czacka (Róża), F.S.K., was beatified

Msgr. Visvaldas Kulbokas was consecrated as Titular Archbishop of Martana

Msgr. Visvaldas Kulbokas, Priest of Telšiai (Lithuania) and Prelate of Honour of His Holiness, was elected Titular Archbishop of Martana and Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine

Archbishop Ivan Jurkovič, Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Geneva (UNOG), Permanent Observer to World Trade Organization (WTO) and Representative to International Organization for Migration (IOM), was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Canada

Bishop Đura Džudžar resigned as Vice-President of International Episcopal Conference of Saints Cyril and Methodius

Bishop Jan Purwiński, Bishop emeritus of Kyïv–Žytomyr (Ukraine), passed away at 86

Bishop Bohdan Dzyurakh, C.SS.R., Secretary of Synod of the Ukrainian Catholic Church and Bishop of Curia of the Ukrainians, was appointed as Apostolic Exarch of Germany and Scandinavia of the Ukrainians (Germany)

Fr. Andriy Khimyak, Priest of Kyiv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine), was appointed as Secretary of Synod of the Ukrainian Catholic Church

Archbishop Thomas Edward Gullickson resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Liechtenstein and Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland

Fr. Vasyl Ivaniv, C.SS.R., resigned as Administrator of Missionary Congregation of Saint Andrew the Apostle

Fr. Ivan Pavlo Senkiv, C.M.S.A.A., was appointed as Superior General of Missionary Congregation of Saint Andrew the Apostle

Bishop Jan Niemiec, Auxiliary Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilsky (Ukraine), passed away at 62

Cardinal Marian Jaworski, Cardinal-Priest of S. Sisto and Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Lviv (Ukraine), passed away at 94

Bishop Nil Yuriy Lushchak, O.F.M., Auxiliary Bishop of Mukacheve of the Ruthenians (Ukraine), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Mukacheve of the Ruthenians (Ukraine)

Bishop Milan Šášik, C.M., Bishop of Mukacheve of the Ruthenians (Ukraine), passed away at 67

Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti, Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain

Fr. Mykola Bychok, C.SS.R., was consecrated as Bishop of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne of the Ukrainians (Australia)