Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Chernivtsi

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.

Eparchy of Chernivtsi

Eparchia Chernivcensis Ucrainorum

Українська Греко-Католицька Чернівецька Єпархія
Location
Country Ukraine
Territoryall Chernivtsi Oblast
Ecclesiastical provinceArcheparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk
HeadquartersChernivtsi, Ukraine
Statistics
Area8,097 km2 (3,126 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)

909,893
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Information
Sui iuris churchUkrainian Greek Catholic
RiteByzantine
EstablishedSeptember 12, 2017
CathedralUkrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Domition of Mather of God in Chernivtsi
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Major ArchbishopMajor Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk
BishopYosafat Moschych Bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Chernivtsi.
Metropolitan ArchbishopVolodymyr Viytyshyn Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk
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History

Eparchial bishops

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

See also


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