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Conference president addresses Ukrainian Catholic leaders

Cardinal Mykola Bychok, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk and Australian Catholic Bishops Conference President, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe meet in Melbourne.

Australian Catholic Bishops Conference President Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB met with members of the Permanent Synod of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Melbourne this week.

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Bishop Mykola Bychok elevated to Cardinal

Bishop Mykola Bychok – Eparch of the Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne for Ukrainian Catholics in Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania – was elevated to the dignity of Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church by Pope Francis on December 7.

Australian Catholic Bishops Conference vice-president Bishop Greg Bennet, Archbishop of Melbourne Peter Comensoli and Conference general secretary Fr Chris De Souza travelled to Rome to support Cardinal Mykola.

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