Metropolitan Michael Bzdel goes to Rome to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Union of Brest, Rome, Italy, July 7, 1996. Pope John Paul II is on the right.

Metropolitan Michael Bzdel goes to Rome to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Union of Brest, Rome, Italy, July 7, 1996. From left to right: Metropolitan Michael Bzdel, Cardinal Lubachivsky, Pope John Paul II, Father Lonchyna, Metropolitan Stephen Sulyk, and Archbishop Ivan Martyniak.

Metropolitan Michael Bzdel goes to Rome to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Union of Brest, Rome, Italy, July 7, 1996. On far left is Father Lonchyna, later ordained Bishop for immigrants outside Ukraine. Pope John Paul II is beside him, with Metropolitan Michael Bzdel and Cardinal Lubachivsky to his right.

Metropolitan Michael Bzdel speaks at the ten year anniversary of Pope John Paul II blessing Pope's Hill, Bird's Hill Park, Manitoba, September 16, 1994.

Metropolitan Michael Bzdel speaks with Pope John Paul II. Metropolitan Michael Bzdel was in Rome for the Bishops' Synod, November 1995. Pope John Paul II sits next to Cardinal Liubachivskyj in the front row.

Ukrainian Catholic Bishops with Pope John Paul II. Metropolitan Michael Bzdel was in Rome for the Bishops' Synod, November 1995. Front row, from left, Pope John Paul II and Cardinal Liubachivskyj. Back row, from left, Metropolitan Stephen Sulyk, Bishop Efrai mKrevey, Bishop Michael Koltun, Bishop Severian Yakymyshyn, Bishop Michael Hrynchyshyn, unidentified, Bishop Peter Stasiuk, Metropolitan Michael Bzdel, Bishop Michael Sabryha, Bishop Basil Medvit, unidentified, Bishop Michael Kuchmiak, unidentified, Bishop Basil (Wasyl) Filevich, Bishop Paul Wasylyk, unidentified, Bishop Julian Voronovskij, unidentified, unidentified, and Bishop Basil Losten.

From left, Archbishop Antoine Hacault, Metropolitan Emeritus Maxim Hermaniuk, Auxiliary Bishop Leonard James Wall, and Metropolitan Michael Bzdel at Pope's Hill in Bird's Hill Park, Manitoba. This at the ten year anniversary of the hill being blessed by Pope John Paul II. September 16, 1994.

"In commemoration of the Eucharist celebrated by Pope John Paul II on this site, September 16, 1984". September 16, 1994.

Ukrainian Catholic hierarchs in front of St. Sophia Ukrainian Catholic Church in Rome, Italy, November 1995. Front row, unidentified, Bishop Andres Sapelak, unidentified, Metropolitan Stephen Sulyk, unidentified, Metropolitan Michael Bzdel, Bishop Paul Wasylyk, Bishop Myron Daciuk, and Bishop Severian Yakymyshyn. Second row, from left, Bishop Ivan (Jan) Martyniak, Bishop Julian Voronovskyj, Antonio Franco (Apostolic Nuncio), Bishop Basil Losten, Bishop Walter Paska, unidentified, Bishop Michael Hrynchyshyn, unidentified. Third row, from left, unidentified, Bishop Sofron Dmyterko, Bishop Severian Yakymyshyn, unidentified, Bishop Peter Stasiuk, unidentified, unidentified, and Bishop Julian Gbur. Fourth row, from left, Bishop Innocent Lotceky, Bishop Isidore Borecky, Bishop Cornelius Pasichny, Bishop Efraim Krevey, Bishop Michael Koltun, and Bishop Basil (Wasyl) Filevich.

Service led by Ukrainian Catholic hierarchs inside St. Sophia Ukrainian Catholic Church, Rome, Italy, November 1995. From left, unidentified, Bishop Basil (Wasyl) Filevich, Bishop Paul Wasylyk, Bishop Severian Yakymyshyn, Bishop Michael Hrynchyshyn, unidentified, Bishop Basil Losten, Bishop Isidore Borecky, Metropolitan Michael Bzdel, Metropolitan Stephen Sulyk, unidentified, Bishop Ireneos Bilyk, Bishop Ivan Marhitech, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, and Bishop Julian Gbur.