Pope Francis Appoints Father Artur Bubnevych as Bishop of the Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Holy Protection of Mary
WASHINGTON – Pope Francis has appointed Reverend Artur Bubnevych, as Bishop of the Byzantine Eparchy of Holy Protection of Mary. Bishop-elect Bubnevych is a priest of Holy Protection of Mary Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix and currently serves as pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Byzantine Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The appointment was publicized in Washington, D.C. on November 8, 2024, by Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States.
The following biographical information for Bishop-elect Bubnevych was drawn from preliminary materials provided to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops:
Father Bubnevych was born on June 22, 1975, in Perechin, Ukraine. He graduated from Uzhgorod Greek Catholic Seminary of the Blessed Theodore Romzha in 1998. He was ordained to the subdiaconate in January 1999 in the Eparchy of Mukachevo in Ukraine. In 2001, he earned a licentiate of sacred theology from the International Theologica Institute for studies of marriage and family in Austria. In 2013, Father Bubnevych was invited to the Eparchy of Phoenix where he was ordained to the diaconate in March 2014 and ordained to the priesthood on September 14, 2014.
Bishop-elect Bubnevych has served as pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Albuquerque, New Mexico since 2014. He has also held positions within the eparchy, including: member of the Inter Eparchial Youth and Young Adult Commission (May 2018- present) and member of the Eparchial Vocation Board (January 2023- present).
The Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Holy Protection of Mary ministers to 2,537 Catholics of the Byzantine-Ruthenian Church in the states of California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, New Mexico, Alaska, and Hawaii.