Ukrainian Catholic milestones.Winnipeg -- The Ukrainian Catholic Church celebrated the 50th anniversary of the erection of the Ukrainian Catholic Metropolia of Winnipeg, which was given recognition by Pope Pius XII Pope Pius XII (Latin: Pius PP. XII), born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli (March 2, 1876 – October 9, 1958), reigned as the 260th pope, the head of the Roman Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City, from March 2, 1939 until his death. on November 3, 1956. Edmonton -- The Ukrainian Eparchy ep·ar·chy n. pl. ep·ar·chies A diocese of an Eastern Orthodox Church. [Greek eparkhi of Edmonton has a new bishop. David Motiuk, 45, a native of Vegreville, Alberta Vegreville is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located km ( mi) east of Alberta's capital city, Edmonton. It sits roughly at the geographic centre of the province. The primary economic base of the town is agricultural. , was appointed to the Ukrainian rite See on January 25. Eparch ep·arch n. Eastern Orthodox Church A bishop or metropolitan. [Medieval Greek eparkhos, from Greek, governor, ruler, from eparkhein, to rule over : ep-, epi- Motiuk was rector of Holy Spirit Ukrainian Catholic Seminary in Ottawa from 1996 to 2001, after which he was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archeparchy of Winnipeg, MB. The Eparchy has 29,000 faithful, 26 diocesan and 16 religious priests, six deacons, and 35 religious sisters. |
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