Pope appoints new archbishop for Winnipeg Ukrainian Catholic Church

Published: 2006-01-10

OTTAWA (CNS) -- Pope Benedict XVI has appointed a new archbishop for the Ukrainian Catholic Archdiocese of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Ukrainian Bishop Lawrence Huculak of Edmonton, Alberta, has been appointed the Ukrainian archbishop of Winnipeg. "I'm quite honored to have been chosen for this," Archbishop Huculak said in a telephone interview from Edmonton Jan. 9. His installation will take place Feb. 11 at Sts. Volodymyr and Olga Cathedral in Winnipeg. The worldwide head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, Cardinal Lubomyr Husar of Kiev-Halych, Ukraine, will officiate. Archbishop Huculak will replace Ukrainian Archbishop Michael Bzdel, who formally requested retirement following his 75th birthday July 21.

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