Ukrainian Bishops from Poland meet with Pope Francis

Tuesday, 04 February 2014, 22:02

At the end of January the next series of visits known as Ad limina apostolorum [To the Apostolic Doorstep] began in the Vatican. We remind readers that that every 5 years or when it is possible, Catholic bishops from throughout the world take turns in visiting Rome in order to meet with the Pope in person.

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This visit also includes prayer in Rome’s Basilicas, meetings with the Vatican congregations and other offices as well as a group meeting of the bishops with the Pope who provides them with appropriate directives based on having reviewed their reports.

During January 27-31, 2014, the Catholic bishops of Austria were on such a visit in the Vatican, and during February 1-8, 2014, such a visit was made by the Catholic bishops of Poland. The Holy Father received the first group of the Polish bishops on Saturday, February 1^st, which included the hierarchs of the Metropolitanate of Gnieza, Poznan, and Lodz, as well as the UGCC Metropolitanate of Peremyshl – Warsaw. This Metropolitanate unites the Peremyshl-Warsaw Archeparchy, headed by Archbishop Ivan (Martyniak), assisted by Bishop Yevhen (Popovych) and the Wroclaw-Gdansk Eparchy, headed by Bishop Volodymyr (Yushchak).

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