The Liturgical Riches of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

Cardinal Mykola Bychok, CSsR shares the richness of being a Ukrainian Greek Catholic today, with a particular focus on the history, worship and values of this venerable liturgical and spiritual tradition.

Cardinal Mykola Bychok, CSsR (b. 1980) is a Bishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) who has served as the Eparch of Saints Peter and Paul Melbourne since the year 2020.  He was made a Cardinal by Pope Francis on 7 December 2024.  Born in Ternopil in Western Ukraine, Cardinal Bychok joined the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (or Redemptorists) in 1997 and undertook formation in both Ukraine and Poland where he obtained a Licentiate in Pastoral Theology.  Ordained in in 2005, he has worked as a missionary in Russia as well as the Ukraine and New Jersey, USA.  His responsibilities as Eparchial Bishop take in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania