New Apostolic Administrator named for Eparchy of Parma

BYZANTINE CATHOLIC EPARCHY OF PARMA, 1900 Carlton Road, Parma OH 44134
 
 
PRESS RELEASE
 
 
June 24, 2017
 
 
NEW APOSTOLIC ADMINISTRATOR NAMED FOR
BYZANTINE CATHOLIC EPARCHY OF PARMA
 
 
PARMA, Ohio — Pope Francis has named Auxiliary Bishop, Milan Lach, SJ, currently Auxiliary Bishop of Prešov, Slovakia, as the new apostolic administrator of the  sede vacante (vacant see) of the Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Parma.
 
According to the statement, Archbishop Christophe Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, in a letter dated June 21, 2017, announced that Pope Francis is relieving Archbishop William C. Skurla of the Archeparchy of Pittsburgh from the pastoral governance of the Eparchy of Parma.
 
Bishop Emeritus John Kudrick resigned as the bishop of Parma May 7, 2016.
 
Bishop Lach was born in Kezmarok, Slovakia, Nov. 18, 1973. He was ordained a priest of the Society of Jesus (commonly known as the Jesuits) July 1, 2001, and was ordained to the episcopacy to serve as auxiliary bishop of Presov  12 years later, June 1, 2013. Bishop Lach is fluent in English, among several languages.
 
The 43-year-old Byzantine Catholic Jesuit is the first European-born bishop to be appointed to oversee the Eparchy of Parma since its founding in 1969.
 
Please see  www.parma.org over the next few days and weeks for updates and additional information on the appointment.
 
 
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