Ukrainian Catholic metropoly in Brasil established
12.05.2014, 13:17
On May 12 the Holy Father Francis has elevated the eparchy of Sao Joao Batista in Curitiba of the Ukrainians to the rank of archieparchy, with the same title. He appointed Bishop Volodymyr Kovbych, O.S.B.M., previously bishop of the same eparchy, as first metropolitan and archbishop.
On May 12 the Holy Father Francis has elevated the eparchy of Sao Joao Batista in Curitiba of the Ukrainians to the rank of archieparchy, with the same title. He appointed Bishop Volodymyr Kovbych, O.S.B.M., previously bishop of the same eparchy, as first metropolitan and archbishop.
With the same act Holy Father erected the eparchy of the Imaculada Conceicao in Prudentopolis of the Ukrainians, Brazil, with territory from the newly established archieparchy of Sao Joao Batista in Curitiba, making it a suffragan of the same archieparchy. He appointed Bishop Meron Mazur, O.S.B.M., auxiliary of Curitiba, as first eparchial bishop of the new eparchy .
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