Mykola Bychok: the Melbourne bishop who will help choose the next pope

As a cardinal under the age of 80, the Ukrainian-born priest will be one of the select few Catholic leaders to gather in the Vatican for the papal conclavePope Francis: tributes paid after head of Catholic church dies aged 88 – latest updatesA 45-year-old Ukrainian-born Melbourne bishop will be among the world’s top-ranking Catholic officials who will vote to select the next pope.Mykola Bychok is Australia’s highest ranking Catholic official, after the late Pope Francis made him a cardinal late last year. Continue reading...

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