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VATICAN CITY, 29 JUL 2009 (VIS & Holy See Press Office) - The Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma of the Ukrainians, U.S.A, presented by Bishop Robert Mikhail Moskal, in accordance with canon 210 para. 1 of the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches.

The Holy Father also appointed Bishop John (Bura), auxiliary of the archieparchy of Philadelphia of the Ukrainians, U.S.A., as apostolic administrator "sede vacante" of St. Josaphat in Parma of the Ukrainians, U.S.A. Bishop John was born in 1944 in Europe and emigrated to the United States in 1950. In 1959 he entered St. Basil Minor Seminary in Stamford, CT, and from 1967 to 1070 did his theological studies at St. Josaphat Ukrainian Seminary and the Catholic University of America, both in Washington, DC. He was ordained on 14 September 1971 for the Archeparchy of Philadelphia. $5 deposit online casino nz After sacred ordination he served several pastoral and administrative assignments, including teaching the Ukrainian language and religion, Vice-Chancellor at St. Basil’s Seminary in Stamford, Chancellor of St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Seminary in Washington, DC., parish priest of Holy Ghost in Chester, St. Nicholas in Wilmington. He was named Auxiliary Bishop of the Archeparchy of Philadelphia and consecrated in 2006.

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