Ukrainian Catholic Church celebrates new leader in Philadelphia

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Tuesday, June 4, 2019
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An Eastern Catholic diocese in Pennsylvania has installed a new leaderThe Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia has named the Rev. Borys Gudziak as the metropolitan archbishop, which makes him the head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the United States.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Ukrainian Catholics in Philadelphia are celebrating the enthronement of a new leader.

Borys Gudziak was installed this morning as the new Archbishop.

He was appointed by Pope Francis.

The Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of Immaculate Conception was filled with faithful during a Tuesday morning ceremony in North Philadelphia.

Presiding over the service was his beatitude, Sviatoslav Shevchuk