Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk

Archeparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk
Archieparchia Stanislaopolitanus
Архиєпархія з Івано-Франківська

Cathedral of the Resurrection
Location
Country Ukraine
Statistics
Area 6,700 km2 (2,600 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2009)
792,272
603,918 (76.2%)
Information
Denomination Ukrainian Catholic
Sui iuris church Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
Rite Byzantine Rite
Established 26 March 1885
Cathedral Cathedral of the Resurrection of Our Saviour in Ivano-Frankivsk
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk
Metropolitan Archbishop Volodymyr Viytyshyn
Suffragans Eparchy of Kolomyia – Chernivtsi
Auxiliary Bishops Yosafat Moschych
Website
Website of the Archeparchy

The Eparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk is an eparchy of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, in the ecclesiastical province of Kyiv-Halych.

Volodymyr Viytyshyn was confirmed as eparch by Pope Benedict XVI on 2 June, 2005.

History

Eparchial and auxiliary bishops

The following is a list of the bishops and archbishops of Ivano-Frnkivsk and their terms of service:

Eparchy of Stanislaviv/Ivano-Frankivsk
(24 Nov 1929 – 27 Nov 1957) Ivan Lyatyshevskyi, titular bishop of Adada, auxiliary

In 1946 the Communist Soviet Union prohibited the Greek Catholic Church; all its properties were allocated to the Russian Orthodox Church.

(Apr 1945 – 02 Dec 1973) Blessed Ivan Slezyuk
(Apr 1945 – 22 Aug 1964) Blessed Symeon Lukach
(Apr 1945 – 02 Mar 1964) Stefan Vaprovych
(Apr 1945 – 02 Oct 1965) Hryhoriy Balahurak, O.S.B.M.
(1964 – 28 Dec 1979) Yosafat Fedoryk, O.S.B.M.
(30 Nov 1968 – 16 Jan 1991) Sofron Dmyterko, O.S.B.M.
(01 May 1974 – 16 Jan 1991) Pavlo Vasylyk
(1977 – 20 Dec 1988) Yakiv Tymchuk, O.S.B.M.
(15 Aug 1989 – 16 Jan 1991) Iryney Bilyk, O.S.B.M.

In 16 January 1991 the Holy See confirmed all clandestine consecrations

(16 Jan 1991 – 20 Apr 1993) Pavlo Vasylyk, titular bishop of Plotinopolis, auxiliary
(16 Jan 1991 – 21 Jul 2000) Iryney Bilyk, O.S.B.M., titular bishop of Novae, auxiliary
(02 Mar 1996 – 07 Nov 1997) Sofron Mudry, O.S.B.M., coadjutor bishop
Archeparchy of Ternopil - Zboriv
(since 27 May 2014 – ) Yosafat Moschych, C.M.S.A.A., titular bishop of Pulcheriopolis, auxiliary

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