Bishop Lonchyna Appointed Apostolic Visitator For Greek
Catholics In Italy
During a Divine Liturgy in the Church of St. Sophia in Rome
on 6 April 2003, Bishop Hlib Lonchyna, curial auxiliary bishop
of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC), was announced
apostolic visitator for Ukrainian Greek Catholics in Italy.
Among those present were Bishop Ivan Choma of Rome, Bishop
Stepan Meniok, exarch of Donetsk and Kharkiv, and Bishop Ihor
Vozniak, auxiliary bishop of Lviv, all of the UGCC.
"It is not enough to believe that God exists, we also
need to trust [Him] and act in light of the teaching of Jesus
Christ," said Bishop Lonchyna.
"I want to share fortune and misfortune, happiness and
sorrow with the faithful in Italy," noted Bishop Lonchyna
concerning his appointment as apostolic visitator.
The Ukrainian community in Rome recently opened a Sunday
school. The newly-appointed apostolic visitator gave his blessing
to the teachers, children, and their parents and wished them
success in their work.
Source: press service of the head of the UGCC.
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