The Ukrainian bishop in the Australian city of Melbourne, only 45, will be the youngest member of the conclave in which the successor of Pope Francis will be chosen.
After the Death of Pope Francisthe future of Catholic Church is in the hands of 133 Cardinalsfrom 66 different countries and children under 80 yearswho have the right to vote in the Conclave that will choose your successor.
Mykola bychok, Bishop of the Australian city of Melbourne, He is the youngest cardinal who will participate in the 2025 conclave. “Millenial”, is 45 years old and is Ukrainian. The bishop confessed in the Australian public chain ABC that he never imagined being such a young cardinal: “I expected to be a simple redemptive. Be a priest and now.”
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Mykola Bychok entered the Congregation of the Blessed Redeemer Before turning 18. Then, he obtained a degree in Pastoral Theology and in 2005 he was ordered priest in Lviv.
In 2020, he moved to Australia to assume the direction of the diocese of the Santos Pedro and Pablo de Melbourne.
The bishop affirms that he aspires to be a “flexible, holy, accessible and without eminence” pontiff. Will have a great commitment to the denunciation of the war in Ukraine. Mykola bychok He arrived at the Vatican two decades after his priestly ordination and requested prayers for the cardinals who will participate in the election of the next leader of the Catholic Church.
“That the Holy Spirit illuminates our hearts and minds so that we can choose a worthy candidate as the 267th Bishop of Rome”said the religious on his Facebook page.
The youngest and oldest cardinal who will participate in the 2025 conclave
Mykola Bychok, the bishop of Melbourne, born in Ukraine and 45 years of age, is the youngest candidate in the conclave. Meanwhile, the oldest is the Spanish Carlos Osoro Sierra, 79.
Source: Ambito
