Ukraine-born Mikola Bychok will become the only Australian resident in the powerful Catholic church position and the youngest cardinal overall
Bishop Mikola Bychok of the Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne has been named as one of 21 new cardinals in the Catholic church.Bishop Mikola Bychok of the Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne has been named as one of 21 new cardinals in the Catholic church.bishop Mikola Bychok has ascended to one of the most powerful positions in the Catholic church, where he will have a say in who becomes the next pope.
Bychok is a passionate advocate for the Ukrainian people in their continued fight against Russia. His appointment has been seen as a gesture of support for the beleaguered nation, although earlier this year Pope Francis said Ukraine should have the courage”, equating him with King Herod of Judea who, according to the Bible, tried to find and kill Jesus, the “King of the Jews”.
The Ukrainian Catholic church in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania congratulated Mykola and urged followers to remember him in their prayers, and to “ask God for strength, wisdom and grace for his continued service to the Catholic church”. The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference president, Perth archbishop Timothy Costelloe, congratulated Bychok, saying he had “won the affection and admiration not only of his own people but also of the bishops of Australia”.
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