Greek Catholic Hierarchs Of Kyiv-Halych Metropolitanate
Meet In Lviv
The 18th Session of the Synod of Bishops of the Kyiv and
Halych Metropolitanate of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
(UGCC) was held in Lviv from 18 to 19 March 2003. Among the
participants were 12 Ukrainian hierarchs, the members of the
synod, and Archbishop Ivan Martyniak, Metropolitan of Przemysl
and Warsaw, Poland. The Kyiv and Halych Metropolitanate covers
all the territory of Ukraine except for the Transcarpathian
region, which has its own separate Greek Catholic jurisdiction.
During the session, participants discussed various organizational
problems of the metropolitanate's hierarchical bodies and
the synod, as well as a number of pastoral issues. They also
considered possible ways for proper commemoration of the Year
of the Family, proclaimed by the head of the UGCC in early
January 2003. They gave corresponding instructions concerning
"The Procedure of Preparation for Marriage" and
other church documents and religious practices. In addition,
all priests of the metropolitanate were advised to emphasize
the importance of joint prayer in families.
The commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Soviet-imposed
famine in Ukraine in 1932 and 1933, the publication of a pastoral
letter on economic reforms in Ukraine, the commemoration of
the 700th anniversary of the establishment of the Kyiv and
Halych Metropolitanate and of the 750th anniversary of King
Danylo of Halych's coronation were also discussed during the
session.
The next session of the Metropolitanate's Synod of the UGCC
is planned to take place from 12 to 13 June 2003 in Lviv.
Source: www.ugcc.org.ua
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