Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stryi

Eparchy of Stryi Eparchia Striensis Ucrainorum Українська Греко-Католицька Стрийська Єпархія
Coat of arms of Stryi
Location
Territory	5 Raions of Lviv Oblast
Ecclesiastical province	Archeparchy of Lviv
Headquarters	Stryi, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine
Statistics
Area	4,145 km2 (1,600 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2014) 397,217 305,041 (76.8%)
Parishes	358
Information
Sui iuris church	Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
Rite	Byzantine
Established	July 21, 2000
Cathedral	Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of Holy Dormition of the Mother of God
Patron saint	St. James Apostol
Secular priests	251
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Major Archbishop	Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk
Bishop	Taras Senkiv
Metropolitan Archbishop	Ihor Vozniak Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Lviv
Auxiliary Bishops	Bohdan Manyshyn
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Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stryi

The Eparchy of Stryi is an eparchy of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. It is a suffragan see of the Archeparchy of Lviv. The first Eparch was Bishop Julian Gbur, who was appointed to this position by Pope John Paul II on 21 July 2000. He died on 24 March 2011. The incumbent eparch is Taras Senkiv. The Cathedral church of the diocese is the "Cathedral of Dormition of the Mother of God" in the city of Stryi.

Seat of the Eparchy: The Cathedral of Dormition of the Mother of God

On Wednesday, 20 January 2010, Pope Benedict XVI gave his assent to the declaration of impediment of the eparchial see of Stryi of the Ukrainians, Ukraine, canonically issued by the Synod of Bishops of the Greek-Catholic Ukrainian Church, because of the state of health of Julian Gbur, S.V.D., in accordance with Canon 233, Paragraph 1 of the Code of Canon Law for the Eastern Churches. He accepted the proposal of the Synod of Bishops of the Greek-Catholic Ukrainian Church to appoint Auxiliary Bishop Senkiv as Apostolic Administrator "ad nutum Sanctae Sedis" of the Eparchy of Stryi.

History

• July 21, 2000: Established as Eparchy of Stryi from the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Lviv.

Eparchial and auxiliary bishops

The following is a list of the bishops of Stryi and their terms of service:

• (21 Jul 2000 – 24 Mar 2011) Julian Gbur, S.V.D.

(22 May 2008 – 20 Jan 2010) Taras Senkiv O.M., titular bishop of Siccenna, auxiliary

(20 Jan 2010 – 02 Apr 2014) Taras Senkiv O.M., titular bishop of Siccenna, Apostolic Administrator

• (since 02 Apr 2014 – ) Taras Senkiv O.M.

(since 02 Apr 2014 – ) Bohdan Manyshyn, titular bishop of Lesvi, auxiliary

External links

• GCatholic.org information on the eparchy