VATICAN CITY, JUN 2, 2005 (VIS) - The Holy Father:
- Accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the eparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine, presented by Bishop Sofron Stefan Mudry O.S.B.M., in accordance with Canon 210 of the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches.
- Gave his assent to the election of Fr. Mykola Simkaylo, pastor of the cathedral church of Ivano-Frankivsk, as bishop of Kolomyia-Chernivtsi (area 14,095, population 384,000, Catholics 240,000, priests 215, religious 4), Ukraine. The election was carried out canonically by the Synod of Bishops of the Greek Catholic Ukrainian Church, meeting in Kiev from October 5 to 12, 2004. The bishop-elect was born in Karaganda, Kazakhstan, in 1952 and ordained a priest in 1974.
On May 30, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Hsinchu, Taiwan, presented by Bishop James Liu Tan-kuei, in accordance with Canon 401, para. 2, of the Code of Canon Law.
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- Accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the eparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine, presented by Bishop Sofron Stefan Mudry O.S.B.M., in accordance with Canon 210 of the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches.
- Gave his assent to the election of Fr. Mykola Simkaylo, pastor of the cathedral church of Ivano-Frankivsk, as bishop of Kolomyia-Chernivtsi (area 14,095, population 384,000, Catholics 240,000, priests 215, religious 4), Ukraine. The election was carried out canonically by the Synod of Bishops of the Greek Catholic Ukrainian Church, meeting in Kiev from October 5 to 12, 2004. The bishop-elect was born in Karaganda, Kazakhstan, in 1952 and ordained a priest in 1974.
On May 30, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Hsinchu, Taiwan, presented by Bishop James Liu Tan-kuei, in accordance with Canon 401, para. 2, of the Code of Canon Law.
RE:NER/.../... VIS 20050602 (230)
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