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Eparchy of Buchach Eparchia Bucacensis Ucrainorum Бучацька єпархія Української греко-католицької церкви | |
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Location | |
Country | Ukraine |
Territory | 7 Raions of Ternopil Oblast |
Ecclesiastical province | Archeparchy of Ternopil–Zboriv |
Headquarters | Chortkiv, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine |
Statistics | |
Area | 4,829 km2 (1,864 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 382,980 211,314 (55.2%) |
Information | |
Sui iuris church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic |
Rite | Byzantine |
Established | 21 July 2000 |
Cathedral | Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul in Chortkiv |
Patron saint | Blessed Hryhoriy Khomyshyn |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Major Archbishop | Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk |
Bishop | Dmytro Hryhorak, O.S.B.M. |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Vasyl Semeniuk Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Ternopil–Zboriv |
Map | |
Website | |
Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Buchach |
Buchach is an eparchy of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church situated in Ukraine. The eparchy is suffragan to the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Ternopil – Zboriv. The eparchy was established on 21 July 2000.
The first and only eparch was Iryney Bilyk, O.S.B.M., who was eparch from 2000 to 2007. However, after his transfer to Rome in July 2007, Bishop Dmytro Hryhorak, O.S.B.M., became the eparch on 23 July 2011.[1]
History
- 21 July 2000: Established as Eparchy of Buchach from the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Ternopil.
Eparchial and auxiliary bishops
The following is a list of the bishops of Buchach and their terms of service:
- (21 Jul 2000 – 28 Jul 2007) Iryney Bilyk, O.S.B.M.
- (28 Jul 2007 – 23 Jul 2011) Fr. Dmytro Hryhorak, O.S.B.M., Apostolic Administrator
- (since 23 Jul 2011 – ) Dmytro Hryhorak, O.S.B.M.
References
External links
- Official website (in Ukrainian)
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