Establishment of a new Bishops’ Synod of the UGCC in Ukraine

On 3rd August 2008 the true-Catholic bishops of the UGCC, who separated from the apostate Card. L. Husar and his heresies, formed a new synod. The reason was the fact that 17 bishops, that means the whole synod united with the apostate L. Husar, became heretical and according to the Holy Scripture (Gal 1:8) excommunicated themselves from the Church! The reason: public apostasy – unity with the apostate Card. L. Husar and with his public heresies.

The new Bishops’ Synod appointed Bishop Michailo Osidach (aged 78) the Supreme Archbishop of the UGCC. He thus became the new Head of the UGCC.

The new Synod of the UGCC resolved that the administration of eparchies in Ukraine will fall within the spiritual authority of these new bishops:

- Archeparchy of Kiev and Exarchate of Donetsk: Supreme Archbishop Michailo Osidach; Suffragan of the Supreme Archbishop: Bishop Irynej Bilyk OSBM

- Archeparchy of Lvov: Bishop Markian Hitiuk OSBM

- Eparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk: Bishop Eliáš Dohnal OSBM

- Eparchy of Drohobych: Bishop Metod?j Špi?ík OSBM

- Eparchy of Stryi: Bishop Josaphat Kavatsiv OSBM-III., Bishop Teodozij Ivashkiv OSBM-III.

- Eparchy of Kolomiya: The new Bishops’ Synod appointed Fathers Bohdan Ivanyuk and Ivan Kachanyuk as temporary administrators

- Eparchy of Buchach: Bishop Timotej P. Sojka OSBM-III.

- Eparchy of Ternopol: Bishop Samuel R. Oberhauser OSBM-III.

- Eparchy of Zhovkva: Bishop Joseph Kholod OSBM

- Eparchy of Uzhgorod: Bishop Basil P. Kolodi OSBM-III.

- Exarchate of Odessa: Father Roman Shelepko OSBM (temporary administrator)

- Exarchate of Lutsk: Father Atanazij Kulynych OSBM (temporary administrator)

The renewed Synod has admitted Bishop Emeritus Sophron Dmyterko OSBM.

Copies to:

-    His Holiness Benedict XVI

-    Cardinals and Bishops of the Catholic Church

-    Patriarchs and Bishops of the Orthodox Churches

-    Representatives of state administration of Ukraine

Address: Bishops’ Synod of the UGCC, Pidhirtsi 19, Brody dist., Lvov reg., 80660, Ukraine

fax: 00380 3266 30 637, www.community.org.ua

Note: OSBM-III. is the Third Order of St. Basil the Great.