Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of São João Batista em Curitiba

The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Archparchy or Archdiocese of (São João Batista em) Curitiba (Latin: Archparchia Sancti Ioannis Baptistae Curitibensis Ucrainorum) is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic archeparchy located in the city of Curitiba, which is also the Metropolitan see of a Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical province in Curitiba in Brazil. The ecclesiastical province has one suffragan, the Eparchy of Imaculada Conceição in Prudentópolis (Ukrainian).

Archeparchy of São João Batista em Curitiba

Sancti Ioannis Baptistae Curitibensis Ucrainorum

Архиєпархія з Сан-Жуан-Батіста ем Куритиба
Location
Country Brazil
TerritoryBrazil
Ecclesiastical provinceSão João Batista em Curitiba
HeadquartersCuritiba, Brazil
Population
- Catholics (including non-members)

162,000
Information
Sui iuris churchUkrainian Greek Catholic
RiteByzantine
EstablishedNovember 29, 1971
CathedralCathedral of St John the Baptist in Curitiba
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Major ArchbishopSviatoslav Shevchuk
ArcheparchValdomiro Koubetch, O.S.B.M.
Website
Website of the Diocese

History

It was established on May 30, 1962 as Apostolic Exarchate (exempt, i;e. directly subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province) of Brazil. On November 29, 1971, the exarchate was promoted as the Eparchy (diocese) of São João Batista em Curitiba.

Bishops

Episcopal ordinaries

So far, its exarchs and (arch)bishops -often monks in the Eastern tradition- always belonged to the Basilian order.

Apostolic Exarchs of Brazil (Ukrainian Catholic Rite)
Eparchs (Bishops) of São João Batista em Curitiba (Ukrainian Catolic Rite)
Metropolitan Archeparch(s (Archbishops)

Coadjutor bishops

Auxiliary bishops

  • Meron Mazur (2005-2014), appointed Bishop of Imaculada Conceição in Prudentópolis (Ukrainian)
  • Daniel Kozelinski Netto (2007-2016), appointed Bishop of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires (Ukrainian), Argentina



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