Resignation of bishop of the eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne of the Ukrainians, Australia, and appointment of successor
Appointment of bishop of the eparchy of the Holy Family of London of the Ukrainians, Great Britain
Appointment of apostolic administrator of the eparchy of New Westminster of the Ukrainians, Canada
Appointment of under-secretary for the Multilateral Sector of the Section for Relations with States of the Secretariat of State
Resignation of bishop of the eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne of the Ukrainians, Australia, and appointment of successor
The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne of the Ukrainians, Australia, presented by Archbishop Peter Stasiuk, C.S.R.
The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of the eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne of the Ukrainians the Reverend Mykola Bychok, C.S.R, currently vicar of the Saint John the Baptist parish in Newark, U.S.A.
Reverend Mykola Bychok, C.S.R.
The Reverend Father Mykola Bychok, C.S.R., was born on 13 February 1980 in Ternopil, Ukraine. He joined the Order of Redemptorists in July 1997 and was trained in Ukraine and Poland, obtaining a licentiate in pastoral theology.
On 17 August 2003 he gave his religious vows, and on 3 May 2005 he was ordained a priest in Lviv.
He has held the following positions: missionary in the Mother Church of Perpetual Help in Prokopyevsk in Russia, superior of Saint Joseph’s Monastery and pastor of the Mother Parish of Perpetual Help in Ivano-Frankivsk in Ukraine, bursar of the Redemptorist Province of Lviv, and since 2015, vicar of the Saint John the Baptist parish in Newark, NJ, Archieparchy of Philadelphia of the Ukrainians.
Appointment of bishop of the eparchy of the Holy Family of London of the Ukrainians, Great Britain
The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of the eparchy of the Holy Family of London of the Ukrainians, Great Britain, Bishop Kenneth Anthony Adam Nowakowski, transferring him from the eparchy of New Westminster of Ukrainians (Canada).
Bishop Kenneth Anthony Adam Nowakowski
Bishop Kenneth Anthony Adam Nowakowski was born on 16 May 1958 in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada. After attending local primary and secondary schools, he worked in the private and public sector.
He first trained at the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists) in Toronto, then at Saint Michael’s College, affiliated to the University of Toronto, where he received his baccalaureate in religious sciences and philosophy. He was awarded a degree in theology in Rome as a student at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas.
He was ordained a priest on 19 August 1989 for the eparchy of Saskatoon.
He then attended courses in canon law at the Pontifical Oriental Institute, founding and directing at the same time the Ukrainian Catholic Refugee Office, for Italy.
He followed Cardinal Myroslav Lubachivsky, major archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, as vice-chancellor and secretary.
He served as vice rector of the Holy Spirit Seminary in Lviv, and in 1994 he participated in the foundation of Caritas Ukraine, appointed as vice president of the latter.
Returning to Canada, he was rector of the Ukrainian Holy Spirit Seminary in Ottawa, also collaborating in the organization of World Youth Day 2002 in Toronto, then chancellor of the Eparchial Curia of Saskatoon.
Elected on 1 June 2007 as third bishop of the eparchy of New Westminster of the Ukrainians, he was consecrated on 24 July 2007.
Appointment of apostolic administrator of the eparchy of New Westminster of the Ukrainians, Canada
The Holy Father has appointed as apostolic administrator of the eparchy of New Westminster of the Ukrainians, Canada, Bishop David Motiuk of the eparchy of Edmonton of the Ukrainians.
Appointment of under-secretary for the Multilateral Sector of the Section for Relations with States of the Secretariat of State
The Holy Father has appointed Dr. Francesca Di Giovanni, official of the Section for Relations with States of the Secretariat of State, as under-secretary for the Multilateral Sector of the Section for Relations with States.
Dr. Francesca Di Giovanni
- Born in Palermo, Italy, on 24 March 1953.
A graduate in law, she completed her notarial practice and then worked in the legal-administrative sector in the International Centre of the Opera di Maria (Focolare Movement).
She has served as official of the Section for Relations with States of the Secretariat of State since 15 September 1993. She has also worked in the multilateral sector, especially in fields relating to migrants and refugees, international humanitarian law, communications, private international law, the situation of women, intellectual property and tourism.
Languages spoken: Italian, English.
