БЛАГОДАРСТВЕННАЯ МЕССА ЕПИСКОПА АНТОНИЯ КОРКОРАНА В БИШКЕКЕ

Bishop Anthony James Korkoran, SJ, celebrated a thanksgiving Mass on October 18, 2026, at the Church of Saint Michael the Archangel in Bishkek to mark his formal installation as the head of the Catholic Church in the Kyrgyz Republic.

The Mass included several Catholic leaders from Central Asia, such as Archbishop Tomas Peta, Bishop Jose Luis Mumbiela Sierra, and Bishop Petr Pytlovana from Kazakhstan. Also present were Father Vasyl Hovera, the Apostolic Administrator for Byzantine Catholics in Kazakhstan and Central Asia, and Bishop Jerzy Matsulewicz, the Apostolic Administrator for the Catholic Church in Uzbekistan. Monsignor Vincenzo Marinelli, secretary to the Apostolic Nuncio in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan, attended the service as well.

Priests from the Apostolic Administration of Kyrgyzstan and fellow members of the Society of Jesus assisted Bishop Korkoran during the liturgy. The service also featured the reading of a papal bull from Pope Leo XIV. The event brought together local parishioners, clergy, members of the diplomatic corps, and representatives from other religious groups.