Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Kolomyia – Chernivtsi

Eparchy of Kolomyia – Chernivtsi Eparchia Kolomyiensis-Chernivcensis Ucrainorum Українська Греко-Католицька Коломийсько-Чернівецька Єпархія
Location
Territory	7 Raions of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast and all Chernivtsi Oblast
Ecclesiastical province	Archeparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk
Headquarters	Kolomyia, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine
Statistics
Area	14,095 km² (5,442 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2013) 1,238,400 238,400 (19.3%)
Information
Sui iuris church	Ukrainian Greek Catholic
Rite	Byzantine
Established	April 20, 1993
Cathedral	Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of Holy Transfiguration in Kolomyia
Co-cathedral	Ukrainian Catholic Co-Cathedral of the Domition of Mather of God in Chernivtsi
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Major Archbishop	Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk
Bishop	Vasyl Ivasyuk Bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Kolomyia – Chernivtsi.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Volodymyr Viytyshyn Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk
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Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Kolomyia – Chernivtsi

The Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Kolomyia – 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 20 April 1993.

History

April 20, 1993: Established as Eparchy of Kolomyia – Chernivtsi from the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk.

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

(13 May 2003 – 12 Dec 2004) Volodymyr Viytyshyn, coadjutor bishop

(12 Dec 2004 – 02 Jun 2005) Volodymyr Viytyshyn
(02 Jun 2005 – 21 May 2013) Mykola Simkaylo
(22 May 2013 – 13 Feb 2014) Vasyl Ivasyuk, titular bishop of Benda, Archiepiscopal Administrator
(since 13 Feb 2014 – ) Vasyl Ivasyuk

Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church circumscriptions

Major Archeparchy	Kiev–Galicia

Metropolitan Archeparchy	Kyiv Lviv Przemyśl – Warsaw Winnipeg Philadelphia Ivano-Frankivsk Ternopil–Zboriv São João Batista em Curitiba

Eparchy	Ukraine Buchach Kamyanets-Podilskyi Kolomyia – Chernivtsi Sambir – Drohobych Sokal – Zhovkva Stryi Poland Wrocław - Gdańsk Canada Edmonton Saskatoon New Westminster Toronto United States Saint Nicholas of Chicago Saint Josaphat in Parma Stamford Brazil Imaculada Conceição in Prudentópolis Argentina Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires Australia Saints Peter and Paul of Australia Great Britain Holy Family of London France, Benelux and Switzerland Saint Wladimir-Le-Grand de Paris

Apostolic Exarchate	Germany and Scandinavia

Archiepiscopal Exarchate	Donetsk Kharkiv Krym Odessa Lutsk

Defunct circumscriptions	Apostolic Exarchate of Lemkowszczyzna (Poland) Kholm Eparchy (Poland) Eparchy of Zboriv (Ukraine)

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