One of Oldest Bishops of UGCC Dies

03.04.2012, 12:57
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Bishop Yefrem (Kryvyi) of the Order of Saint Basil the Great, Bishop of the Curitiba Eparchy of St. John the Baptist (1978-2006) of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Brazil died at the age of 84 after a long illness.

Єфрем_Кривий.jpgToday, Bishop Yefrem (Kryvyi) of the Order of Saint Basil the Great, Bishop of the Curitiba Eparchy of St. John the Baptist (1978-2006) of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Brazil, died at the age of 84 after a long illness. Bishop Yefrem was one of the oldest bishops of the UGCC.

On December 13, 2006, Pope Benedict XVI accepted the abdication of Bishop Yefrem as the eparch of Curitiba. He was replaced by Bishop Volodymyr Kovbych.