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Last Updated: 19 September 2022

vatican.va - The Holy Father has given his assent to the election by the Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church of the Reverend Maksim Ryabukha, S.D.B., as auxiliary bishop of the archepiscopal exarchate of Donetsk, assigning him the titular see of Stefaniacum.

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The Reverend Maksim Ryabukha was born on 18 May 1980 in Lviv. In 1998 he entered the Society of Saint Francis de Sales, and after his initial formation he completed his studies in philosophy and theology at the Pontifical Salesian University. In addition, he also trained in human resources management at the Interregional Academy, besides obtaining a master’s degree in school administration from the Lviv Polytechnic and a master’s degree in social pedagogy from the National University of Transcarpathia.

He was ordained a priest on 4 August 2007.

He has held a number of offices, including director of the school of catechetics of the parish of Pokrov of the Holy Mother of God in Lviv, head of the Oratory of the Salesian Community in Vynnyky, director of the Community in Dnipro, administrator of the parish of Saint John Chrysostom in Kiev, head of university pastoral ministry of the archeparchy of Kiev, local collaborator at the apostolic nunciature in Ukraine, lecturer in pedagogy at the Greek-Catholic major seminary in Kiev, and vicar of the Superior of the Ukrainian vice-province of the Salesians. - 2022-09-19

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Last Updated: 02 December 2022

vatican.va - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the eparchy of Newton of the Greek-Melkites, United States of America, presented by Bishop Nicholas James Samra.

The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend François Beyrouti, of the clergy of the same eparchy, until now parish priest of the Holy Cross Melkite Catholic Church in Placentia, California, as bishop of the eparchy of Newton of the Greek-Melkites.

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Msgr. François Beyrouti was born on 3 July 1971 in Hadath-Beirut, Lebanon. After emigrating with his family to Canada, in Vancouver, British Columbia, he attended the Saint Thomas Aquinas Catholic High School. From 1989 to 1993 he studied in the Christ the King seminary in Mission, B.C. He was awarded a degree and doctorate in biblical theology from Saint Paul University, Ottawa, Ontario.

He was ordained a priest on 4 October 1998 for the eparchy of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal of the Greek-Melkites. He subsequently served as deputy parish priest of the Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Ottawa, member of the College of Consultors and head of youth pastoral care.

In December 2011 he was incardinated in the eparchy of Newton of the Greek-Melkites, where he was elected member of the Presbyteral Council and appointed as parish priest of the Holy Cross Melkite Catholic Church in Placentia, California.

Besides English, he knows French, German and Arabic.

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Last Updated: 15 December 2022

vatican.va - The Holy Father has appointed as Apostolic Visitor for the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic faithful residing in Ireland and Northern Ireland H.E.R. Kenneth Anthony Adam Nowakowski, Bishop of the Holy Family of London Eparchy of Byzantine Ukrainians. [01052-EN.01] [B0516-XX.01]

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Last Updated: 11 July 2022

vatican.va - The Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Eparchy Saint Thomas the Apostle of Chicago of the Syro-Malabars (U.S.A.) presented by H.E.R. Jacob Angadiath.

The Holy Father has appointed Bishop of the Eparchy Saint Thomas the Apostle of Chicago of the Syro-Malabars (U.S.A.) H.E.R. Joy Alappat, currently Auxiliary Bishop of the same circumscription, transferring him from the titular See of Bencenna.

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S.E.R. Joy Alapat was born on 27 September 1956 in the Parappukara area, in the Eparchy of Irinjalakuda (Kerala). After his priestly training at St. Thomas Apostolic Seminary, Vadavathoor, he was ordained a priest on December 31, 1981. He earned his Masters in Theology from St. Joseph's Pontifical Institute, Aluva, and Adheva University, Wattair.

He has carried out the following ministerial positions: Pastoral in Chalakudy, Mala, and in the Eparchial Cathedral; Chaplain of the Syro-Malabar community in Chennai. Before moving to the United States in 1993 and while he was chaplain at Georgetown University, he completed Clinical Pastoral Education.

He has held other pastoral assignments in New Milford (Connecticut), Newark and Garfield (New Jersey). From 2011 until his episcopal appointment he was Vicar of the Eparchial Cathedral in Bellwood (Illinois).

Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Eparchy Saint Thomas the Apostle of Chicago of the Syro-Malabars on 24 July 2014, he received episcopal consecration on 27 September of the same year.

In addition to Malayalam and English, he knows Indian and Tamil.

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Last Updated: 02 December 2022

vatican.va - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the archeparchy of Prešov for Catholics of Byzantine rite, Slovakia, presented by Archbishop Ján Babjak, S.J.

The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Peter Rusnák of the eparchy of Bratislava for Catholics of Byzantine rite as apostolic administrator sede vacante of the archeparchy of Prešov.

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Last Updated: 02 December 2022

Inviting European leaders to Be Messengers of Peace between Russia and Ukraine

Sunday, March 6th. 2022

With much love, trust, tears and faith, as retired Patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, I address His Holiness Pope Francis, the heads of European episcopal councils, the presidents of the countries of the European Union, owners of large corporations and all people of good will,