Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Chernivtsi
Appearance
Eparchy of Chernivtsi Eparchia Chernivcensis Ucrainorum Українська Греко-Католицька Чернівецька Єпархія | |
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Location | |
Country | Ukraine |
Territory | all Chernivtsi Oblast |
Ecclesiastical province | Archeparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk |
Headquarters | Chernivtsi, Ukraine |
Statistics | |
Area | 8,097 km2 (3,126 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | 909,893 ? |
Information | |
Sui iuris church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic |
Rite | Byzantine |
Established | September 12, 2017 |
Cathedral | Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Domition of Mather of God in Chernivtsi |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Major Archbishop | Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk |
Bishop | Yosafat Moschych Bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Chernivtsi. |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Volodymyr Viytyshyn Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk |
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The Eparchy of Chernivtsi is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic eparchy of the Catholic Church situated in Ukraine. The eparchy is a suffragan of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk. The eparchy was established on 12 September 2017.
History
[edit]- September 12, 2017: Established as Eparchy of Chernivtsi from the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Kolomyia – Chernivtsi.
Eparchial bishops
[edit]The following is a list of the bishops of Chernivtsi and their terms of service:
- (since 12 September 2017 – ) Yosafat Moschych
See also
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