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Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of the Holy Family of London
Українська Католицька Єпархія Пресвятої Родини в Лондоні
THE RIGHT REVEREND KENNETH NOWAKOWSKI
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES
16 May 1958
19 Aug 1989
01 Jun 2007
24 Jul 2007
15 Jan 2020
Born in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Ordained to the priesthood in the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon, Canada.
Appointed Ukrainian Eparchial Bishop of New Westminster.
Consecrated Bishop as Ukrainian Eparchial Bishop of New Westminster.
Appointed Ukrainian Eparchial Bishop of the Holy Family Eparchy in London.
STUDIES AND ACADEMIC DEGREES
1980
1984
1989
1989
Entered the formation program at the Redeemer House of Studies in Toronto.
Obtained a Bachelor of Religious Studies and a minor in Philosophy from St. Michael’s College, University of Toronto.
Obtained a Bachelor of Sacred Theology from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, Rome.
One year of studies at the Faculty of Canon Law at the Pontifical Oriental Institute in Rome.
MINISTRY AND OTHER POSITIONS
1990 – 1992
1990 –
1991 – 1995
1991 – 1992
1993 – 2001
1994 – 2001
2001
2001 – 2007
2002 – 2007
2002
2006 – 2007
Directed the Ukrainian Catholic Refugee Office, Italy.
Appointed vice-chancellor and chief of staff to His Beatitude Myroslav Ivan Cardinal Lubachivsky, Father and Head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church and Major Archbishop of Lviv of the Ukrainians in Rome.
Appointed chief of staff in Lviv, Ukraine for his Beatitude Myroslav Ivan Cardinal Lubachivsky.
Vice-rector of Holy Spirit Seminary, Lviv, Ukraine.
Leadership role in the Metropolitan Andrew Sheptytsky Hospital in Lviv, Ukraine.
Leadership roles in Caritas Ukraine including vice-president and president, Lviv, Ukraine.
Director of the Press Office of the Catholic Churches in Ukraine during the visit of His Holiness Pope John Paul II to Ukraine.
Rector of Holy Spirit Ukrainian Catholic Seminary, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Appointed Press Officer/Spokesperson of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Canada.
Served as the Vatican Accredited Media Personnel Liaison and Assistant to Mr Vic van Brantagem of the Press Office of the Holy See for World Youth Day in Toronto, Canada.
Chancellor of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon.
UGCC COMMISSIONS & COMMITTEES
2008 – 2015
2011 – 2019
2012 – 2018
2019 – to present
Head of the Patriarchal Commission for Clergy and priestly formation.
Head of the Working Group of the Pastoral Strategic Plan Vision 2020 of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church “The Vibrant Parish”
Member of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Permanent Synod of Bishops.
Head of the Patriarchal Curia Pastoral Council
CCCB COMMISSIONS & COMMITTEES
2002 – 2007
2011 – 2014
2014 – 2017
2017 – 2020
Member of the Committee on Adult Catechesis.
Member of the Episcopal Commission for Christian Unity, Religious Relations with the Jews, and Interfaith Dialogue.
Member of the Standing Committee for Development and Peace/Caritas Canada.
Chairperson of the Standing Committee for Development and Peace/Caritas Canada.
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