Vatican City, 12 May 2014 (VIS) – The
Holy Father has:
- elevated the eparchy of Sao Joao
Batista in Curitiba of the Ukrainians to the rank of archieparchy,
conserving the same title. He appointed Bishop Valdomiro Koubetch,
O.S.B.M., previously bishop of the same eparchy, as first
metropolitan archbishop.
- 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 circumscription.
On Saturday, 10 May the Holy Father:
- appointed Bishop Jacek Jezierski as
bishop of Elblag (area 9,495, population 471,200, Catholics 451,000,
priests 329, religious 178), Poland. Bishop Jezierski was formerly
auxiliary of the archdiocese of Warmia, Poland. He succeeds Bishop
Jan Styrna, whose resignation from the pastoral care of the same
diocese was accepted by the Holy Father in accordance with canon 401
para. 2 of the Code of Canon Law.
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