Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Chernivtsi
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 (including non-members) | 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 Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Chernivtsi is an eparchy of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church situated in Ukraine. The eparchy is suffragan to the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk. The eparchy was established on 12 September 2017.
History[]
- September 12, 2017: Established as Eparchy of Chernivtsi from the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Kolomyia – Chernivtsi.
Eparchial bishops[]
The following is a list of the bishops of Chernivtsi and their terms of service:
- (since 12 September 2017 – ) Yosafat Moschych
See also[]
External links[]
Categories:
- Ukrainian Greek Catholic eparchies
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 21st century
- Christian organizations established in 2017
- Eastern Catholic diocese stubs
- Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church stubs