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That's true - Fr. Roman resigned in February 2007.

The Byzantine-Slavonic Parish in Kostomłoty has been put under the jurisdiction of the latin bishop of Siedlce, Mons. Zbigniew Kiernikowski.

Now, there is a new parish priest there, who will be installed on September 1st, Fr. Zbigniew Nikoniuk. He is a RC priest of the Diocese of Siedlce and comes from a Byzantine family; probably he is learning the Byzantine-Slavonic rite.

The whole discussion (in Polish) about the situation in Kostomłoty can be read on the forum of Polish traditionalists:

http://www.forum.fidelitas.pl/viewtopic.php?t=3275&start=0

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one parish in Poland with byzantine rite that is not a part of UGCC, but is in full communion with the Catholic Church

It's in the very essence of uniatism - having proper Eastern eparchy to exempt one parish from its authority and to subordinate it to Latins. Such an arrangement does not make Kostomloty more Catholic than any of UGCC parishes

Who said Kostomloty was "more Catholic?"

what else does "full communion" mean?

Could it be a matter of nationality or ethnic identity, that this parish is not under the UGCC?

Yes, they are (or rather were before Marians took over and made them Poles) "paleshuki" - they're just 10 miles from Belarus, from the city of Berascie (Brest). However, the UGCC is not exclusively Ukrainian - ask Fr Serge. I remember how people reacted to the Liturgy in Belarusian (when Fr A. Nadson, belarusian Apostolic Visitor visited there) - they cried of happiness.

The parish in Kostomłoty was under the jurisdiction of the Primate of Poland because there is no hierarchy of Byzantine-Slavonic rite (interesting explaination here: http://www.kostomloty-parafia-unicka.siedlce.opoka.org.pl/obrzadek_e.htm - in English!) and the Primate is the Ordinary for Eastern Catholic Churches that haven't got their own Hierarchy (like Armenian Catholics in Poland).

Fr. Roman, after his resignation, suggested that the parish can be put under the jurisdiction of UGCC and the archbishop of Przemyśl-Warszawa (Peremyshl-Warsaw), Jan [Ivan] Martyniak agreed to do that, but the Bishop of Siedlce take over the parish. Why? Nobody knows it now. It is strange and was considered very controversial among many Catholic communities in Poland.

Now we wait for the new parish priest... I hope that the heritage of the Byzantine-Slavonic Rite will be saved; this is the only parish in Poland with such rite!

(Sorry for mistakes)

Mnohaja Leta to Fr Roman!
Alas, Eternal memory to Kostomloty!

But both are in full communion.

There is now a new parish priest in Kostomłoty, Fr. Nikoniuk.

He learns Slavonic Liturgy intensively and has been interested in Eastern Churches for many years (he's a Latin priest, but comes from a family with Byzantine traditions) so there is a hope that the heritage of the Slavonic rite will be saved.

Information on the website of the Parish in Kostomłoty: http://www.kostomloty-parafia-unicka.siedlce.opoka.org.pl/kronika2007_2.htm

Information in a catholic weekly of Podlasie: http://www.echo.siedlce.net/?p=12&j=1&id=3881

Gallery from the solemnity of St. Nikita, when Fr. Roman eventually resigned: http://terespol.net/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=42