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Pope Francis Appoints Most Rev. Borys Gudziak As New Metropolitan-Archbishop of the Ukrainian Archeparchy of Philadelphia Official Publication of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia VOL. 80 - No. 4 FEBRUARY 24, 2019 ENGLISH VERSION Pope Francis Appoints Most Rev. Borys Gudziak as new Metropolitan-Archbishop of the Ukrainian Archeparchy of Philadelphia On Monday, February 16, 2018. Most Rev. 18th, 2019, the Vatican Andriy Rabiy was named Information Service by Pope Francis as the announced that the Holy Apostolic Administrator Father has appointed of the Ukrainian Most Rev. Borys Catholic Archeparchy Gudziak as Archbishop of Philadelphia until of Philadelphia for the appointment of Ukrainians and the new Metropolitan- Metropolitan for the Archbishop. Ukrainian Catholic Church in USA and At the present time Most thus concurring with the Rev. Borys Gudziak recommendation of the serves as the eparch appointment offered by of St. Volodymyr the the Synod of Ukrainian Great Ukrainian Catholic Catholic Bishops, which Eparchy, which includes met in September of France, Belgium, the 2018 in Lviv, Ukraine. Netherlands, Luxemburg and Switzerland. He The Archeparchy is the founder and of Philadelphia was president of the Ukrainian declared by Pope Catholic University in Francis as “sede Lviv, Ukraine. In addition, vacante” following the Archbishop Borys is the resignation of Most Rev. Stefan Soroka on April Most Rev. Borys Gudziak (continued on next page) Archeparchy News pg. 2-19 Holidays/Feast Day pg. 24 Catechism pg. 19 Advertisements pg. 25-33 Children’s Corner pg. 20-23 Church News pg. 34-39 Archeparchy News Pope Francis Appoints Most Rev. Borys Gudziak... (continued from previous page) head of Department of for the Ukrainian External Church Relations Catholic Archeparchy of the Ukrainian Catholic of Philadelphia, which Church. will take place on Tuesday, June 4, 2019, Bishop Andriy Rabiy, at the Ukrainian Catholic Apostolic Administrator, Cathedral of the Bishop John Bura, Immaculate Conception Auxiliary Bishop, clergy, in Philadelphia, PA. monastic orders and (Photo at right: Most faithful of the Archeparchy Rev. Borys Gudziak of Philadelphia and Most Rev. wholeheartedly and Andriy Rabiy and joyfully welcome the Bishops of the UGCC news and invite everyone in September 2018. to the installation (Photo: http://ugcc. of Most Rev. Borys tv/ua/media/83767. Gudziak as the seventh html) Metropolitan-Archbishop Archbishop Stefan Soroka (now Archbishop-emeritus) with Bishop Borys Gudziak (now Archbishop) at the 82nd Annual Pilgrimage at the Sisters of the Order of Saint Basil the Great in Fox Chase Manor, PA on Sunday, October 6, 2013. (Photo: Teresa Siwak) FEBRUARY 24, 2019 2 Archeparchy News Bishop Borys Gudziak, Ph.D. - Eparch (Bishop) Catholic Church of the Paris Eparchy (Diocese) of St. - President of Volodymyr the Great the Ukrainian Catholic for France, Switzerland University, Lviv, Ukraine and Benelux (Ukrainian Greek Catholic Borys Gudziak was born Church), member of the in 1960 in Syracuse, Conference of French New York, the son of Catholic Bishops (La immigrants from Ukraine. Conference des eveques He earned a bachelor’s de France) degree in philosophy and biology from Syracuse - Head of the University in 1980 and Department of External then studied in Rome, Church Relations in the circle of Patriarch and Member of the Josyf Slipyj. He received Permanent Synod of the Ukrainian Greek (continued on next page) Photos: Commemorative Book 2010 http://ucu-building-community.blogspot.com/2011/11/building-university-ucef-event.html https://www.ucc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/FrBorysBio.pdf FEBRUARY 24, 2019 3 Archeparchy News Bishop Borys Gudziak, Ph.D. (continued from previous page) a STB degree in theology Borys also serves as a Nowak-Jezioranski from the Pontifical Urban member of the Permanent Award in Wroclaw, University in 1983 and Synod of the Ukrainian Poland, in recognition then returned to America Greek Catholic Church for his work in shaping to pursue a doctorate and as a head of the civil society in Central in Slavic and Byzantine Department of External and Eastern Europe. Cultural History at Church Relations. In In 2018 he received Harvard University, which 2016, with the help of an honorary doctorate he successfully defended American consultants from his alma mater, in 1992. In 1995 he with experience in church Syracuse University, and earned a licentiate in administration as well as a literary award from the Eastern Christian studies business, Bishop Borys Ukrainian chapter of PEN from the Pontifical launched a program International. He travels Oriental Institute. of strategic pastoral globally with lectures affairs, position papers planning to create an and talks on theology, on academic curricula In 1992, he moved to Lviv eparchial vision for history, spirituality, and educational reform, where he founded and its future activity and education, society, and and introductions to directed (1992-2002) growth, increased the current challenges in scholarly and spiritual the Institute of Church number of priests and Ukraine. publications. Bishop History. In 1993, he was parishes, established Borys is among the appointed Chairman a new financial model He speaks English, authors of A Pope Francis of the Commission for for the eparchy’s Ukrainian, Italian, Lexicon,edited by Cindy the Renewal of the Lviv sustainability, and widely Polish, French, Russian, Wooden and Joshua J Theological Academy. engaged the laity. and German. Bishop McElwee (Collegeville, From 1995 until 2000, Gudziak is the author of Minn.: Liturgical Press, he served as Vice Rector During the 2013-2014 a number of scholarly 2017) and a collection of of the Lviv Theological Maidan movement for works, among them a essays about the future Academy, then as Rector human dignity, Bishop doctoral dissertation on of Europe. from 2000 to 2002. In that Borys was an active sixteenth-century church year, Gudziak became supporter and appeared history, published as He continues to be Rector of the Ukrainian regularly on leading Crisis and Reform: The an active member of Catholic University global TV channels and Kyivan Metropolitanate, the “Plast” Ukrainian (founded on the basis media providing expert the Patriarchate of Scouting Organization of the Academy), and in commentary. Constantinople, and the and the head of its 2013 its President. Genesis of the Union of supervisory board. Bishop Borys has received Brest (Cambridge, Mass.: Bishop Borys Gudziak Borys Gudziak was numerous awards and Harvard University is an honorary citizen of ordained as a priest on distinctions. In 2015 he Press, 1998), as well Lviv. November 26, 1998. became a Cavalier of as numerous articles in the Order of Legion of European and North In 2012 he was appointed Honor (Chevalier de American academic Bishop of the Ukrainian l’Ordre national de journals. He has also Greek Catholic Church la Legion d’honneur), penned articles in popular in France, Belgium, the the highest decoration magazines, newspapers, Netherlands, Luxemburg in France. In 2016 he commentary on political, and Switzerland. Bishop was awarded the Jan cultural, and religious FEBRUARY 24, 2019 4 Archeparchy News TO LEAD BY LISTENING TO THE LORD AND MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS 18 February 2019 nominating you to desire to give myself fully I eagerly await the the Philadelphia to God and share His encounter with them and By Marianna Archeparchy? love and friendship with the archeparchy’s clergy, Karapinka others overflows! religious and faithful. Interview with Bishop Allow me to be open with Borys Gudziak you. The nomination— I am grateful to the Holy I will be leaving the Paris and everything that it Father, Pope Francis, to Eparchy with gratitude On February 18, the Holy entails—provokes deep the Father and Head and joy but also with See announced that Pope thoughts and sentiments. of the Ukrainian Greek sadness: gratitude for all Francis, accepting the The first is gratitude and Catholic Church, His of the wonderful priests, recommendation of the first to God. Beatitude Sviatoslav and religious and faithful in Synod of Bishops of the to the Synod for their five countries; joy at the Ukrainian Greek Catholic As I —hopefully—mature confidence and blessing. many graces we shared, Church (UGCC), has as a human being I am I am at peace. As a including the increasing appointed Bishop Borys increasingly drawn by Christian and priest, I try spiritual and pastoral Gudziak as Metropolitan the mystery of our God in to accept God’s will as maturity of the clergy, the and Archbishop of Three Persons. This may expressed by the Church, unity of the faithful, and the Ukrainian Catholic be daring—but I want in this case neither the authentic synodality Archeparchy of to be in the presence of seeking nor resisting this that developed among Philadelphia. For the the Father, Son and Holy nomination. us. Here we listened previous six years Bishop Spirit… My central belief carefully to Pope Francis’ Borys was eparch is that the Son came I have a sense of call and drank at the of the Eparchy of St. into this breathtaking yet peace, despite the ecclesiological wellspring Volodymyr in Paris, often frail human race strong emotions that of the Christian East. In serving the Ukrainian to be with me and you, I am experiencing. the past four years we Greek Catholic faithful even in death, to bring us Metropolitan-Emeritus held eight sessions of in France, Belgium, home to the Father. The Stefan Soroka welcomed our Eparchial Council the Netherlands, Passion and Resurrection me in the Philadelphia (Diocesan Synod), which Luxembourg, and of Jesus and our salvation Archeparchy many times. became for all of us Switzerland. We in Christ for me are ever He gave me prescient an effective instrument asked him to describe more awesome and advice when I was for fostering our unity, his reactions to the inspiring… The guidance beginning my pastoral faith, and charity. It was nomination, summarize and comfort of the Holy service in Paris: people not easy because of the the years of his service Spirit give me more and pastoral works first, distance and diversity.
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