The Vatican announced that Holy Father Pope Francis has tapped Slovakian-born Bishop Milan Lach S.J. as the new head of the Ruthenian Eparchy of Parma, which encompasses a large portion of the Midwest region of the United States. His appointment as the eparchy’s new bishop was announced in a June 1 communique from the Vatican. The news was published stateside in Washington D.C. by the Pontiff’s ambassador to the U.S., His Grace Archbishop Christophe Pierre.
His Grace Bishop Milan was ordained priest for the order in the Diocese of Kosice in 2001. He was named auxiliary bishop of the Archeparchy of Presov of the Byzantines by Pope Francis in June 2013, and in 2017 he was named apostolic administrator of the Parma Eparchy when the former bishop, John Michael Kudrick, retired.
The Ruthenian Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church and in full communion with the Bishop of Rome. Ruthenian Catholics use the Byzantine rite and are led by the Ruthenian Archbishop of Pittsburgh.
Source: www.catholicnewsagency.com
