Greek-Catholic Bishop of Donetsk: “Before the War, We Had over 80 Parishes, but More than Half Closed, Are Under Occupation, or Were Destroyed”

Greek-Catholic Bishop of Donetsk: “Before the war we had over 80 parishes, but more than half closed, are under occupation or were destroyed”

At 45, the Ukrainian bishop, Maksym Ryabukha, is one of the youngest bishops in the world. He is also in … [CONTINUE] The post Greek-Catholic Bishop of Donetsk: “Before the war we had over 80 parishes, but more than half closed, are under occupation or were destroyed” appeared first on ACN International.

Greek-Catholic Bishop of Donetsk: “Before the war, we had over 80 parishes, but more than half closed, are under occupation, or were destroyed”

At 45, the Ukrainian bishop Maksym Ryabukha is one of the youngest bishops in the world. He is also in charge of one of the most delicate territories in the world: east-central Ukraine, covering the regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Dnipro, and Zaporizhzhia. Half of his exarchate – the eastern Christian equivalent of a diocese – is off-limits, occupied by Russian forces. Even the cathedral is closed. He refers to himself as a “bishop on wheels,” beca…