At Saint Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican at 4:00pm (Rome time) on Saturday 7 December 2024 (2:00am AEDT Sunday 8 December), His Grace Bishop Mykola Bychok, Eparch of the Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul in Melbourne for Ukrainian Catholics in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania, will be elevated to the dignity of Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church by His Holiness Pope Francis.
The video broadcast of the consistory will be available here from (local time) 2:00am AEDT Sunday 8 December: https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/events/event.dir.html/content/vaticanevents/en/2024/12/7/concistoro-creazione-cardinali.html
We congratulate Bishop Mykola on his elevation to Cardinal and will continue to pray for him, the Ukrainian nation and all those who are suffering today.
