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Why this Canadian Ukrainian bishop loves Our Lady of Guadalupe

A Pillar interview

The Pillar
May 19, 2021
∙ Paid

Bishop Bryan Bayda is not from Mexico City. He’s not Hispanic. In fact, he’s not even a Roman Catholic. But, however unlikely it might seem, the Canadian bishop in the Ukrainian Catholic Church has a deep, pious, and loving devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe.

“I didn’t think you’d see that coming,” Bayda told The Pillar, laughing, as he explained that hi…

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