Pope Benedict XVI confirmed on Friday, March 25, according to the Code of Canons of the Eastern Church, the choice made by the Synod of Bishops of the Greco-Catholic Church His Beatitude Ukraine Sviatoslav SHEVCHUK , 40 years, Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halych. Until today exercised his episcopal ministry in Argentina as the Apostolic Administrator "sede vacante" to the Eparchy Santa Maria del Patrocinio in Buenos Aires of the Ukrainians. The new primate of the Ukrainian Catholic Church replaced Greco- Lubomyr Cardinal Husar , 78, who resigned for health reasons on 10 February.
The Holy Father, Benedict XVI, confirmed on Friday March 25, in accordance with canon 153 of the Code of Canons of the Eastern Church, the choice made by the Synod of Bishops of the Greco-Catholic Church of The Ukraine Sviatoslav Bliss SHEVCHUK, 40 years, Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halych, so far exercised his episcopal ministry in Argentina as the Apostolic Administrator "sede vacante" Eparchy of Santa María del Patrocinio in Buenos Aires of the Ukrainians.
The new primate of the Ukrainian Catholic Church-Greco is replacing Cardinal Lubomyr Husar, 78, who resigned for health reasons on 10 February.
The new archbishop was elected Ukrainian greater canonically on Wednesday 23 March by the Synod of the Ukrainian Greco-Catholic meeting in Lviv, the Ukrainian capital of the province of Galicia, the Ukrainian region where the largest number of Catholics. As provided in the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches (canon 153), appointment required after recognition of communion with the universal Church which gives the Pope. Sviatoslav SHEVCHUK
His Beatitude (from now receives this name typical of the patriarchs, but Rome was not assigned the title of patriarchy in this Church) was the youngest bishop who participated in the Synod and the fourth youngest bishop Catholic Church.
be pastor of a church of five million followers, the most important of the Eastern Catholic Churches united with Rome after the Union of Brest (1596), and particularly pursued by this subject in the Soviet period, particularly when Stalin decreed its dissolution in 1948. The persecution and legal marginalization ended in 1989 when the fall of communism the Church regained legal status. Biographical
Sviatoslav SHEVCHUK Bishop was born May 5, 1970 in Stryj region of Western Ukraine is the capital city of Lviv.
After having completed middle school in the years 1985-1998, studied at the School of Nursing Boryslavi. Simultaneously, from 1983 to 1989, studied at the Seminary Church clandestine Ukrainian Greco-Catholic. He completed
Philosophy studies at the Salesian University of Buenos Aires during the years 1991 to 1993, and studied theology at the major seminary in Lviv in 1993 and 1994.
was ordained priest at St. George Cathedral in Lviv, June 26, 1994 by Major Archbishop Cardinal Myroslav Lubachivsky. He was then 24 years.
After his priestly ordination he continued his studies in Rome at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas "Angelicum", from 1994 to 1999, where he earned a doctorate in theology with a specialization in Moral Theology. In 2001 he published his thesis: "The life transfigured in Christ." Monsignor
SHEVCHUK speaks Ukrainian, Italian, English, Castilian, Polish and Russian, and a less perfect French, Portuguese and Modern Greek. His diction is so perfect Castilian that seems born in Argentina.
From 1999 to 2007 was rector of Holy Spirit Seminary in Lviv, which was then rector, a post he held until 2009.
When Cardinal Husar was appointed Major Archbishop (who at that time was to host Lviv) in 2001, Bishop SHEVCHUK became his private secretary. At the same time was Dean of the Theological Academy of Lviv. Later he was appointed rector of the seminary and rector in 2007.
On January 14, 2009 was elected Auxiliary Bishop of the Eparchy Santa Maria del Patrocinio in Buenos Aires of the Ukrainians and received his episcopal ordination in the major seminary of the Holy Spirit in Lviv, Ukraine, April 7, 2009.
On April 10, 2009 Pope Benedict XVI, to accept the resignation of eparch age, Bishop Miguel Mykycej FDP, Bishop SHEVCHUK appointed Apostolic Administrator of the Eparchy.
Greco-Catholic Church Ukrainian Roma asks for more time his archdiocese received the rank of patriarchate, which Roma did not take part in deference to the patriarchate of Moscow, on which depend the Orthodox in Ukraine, most of the population . Monsignor
SHEVCHUK will inherit the seat of Kiev today, Sunday, March 27. +
Source: Vatican City, 27 Mar. 11 (AICA)
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