Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Ivano Frankivsk

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Denomination Ukrainian Catholic Pope Francis Phone +380 342 785 376 Major archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk		Rite Byzantine Rite Area 6,700 km² Country Ukraine Established 26 March 1885

Population - Total - Catholics (as of 2009) 792,272 603,918 (76.2%) Sui iuris church Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Cathedral Cathedral of the Resurrection of Our Saviour in Ivano-Frankivsk Address Vasyliyanok St, 64, Ivano-Frankivs'k, Ivano-Frankivs'ka oblast, Ukraine, 76000 Profiles YouTube

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

March 26, 1885: Established as Eparchy of Stanislaviv from the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Lviv.

November 9, 1962: Renamed as Eparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk.

April 20, 1993: Lost territory to establish the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Kolomyia – Chernivtsi.

December 13, 2011: Elevated as Archeparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk.

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

Eparchy of Stanislaviv/Ivano-Frankivsk

(27 Mar 1885 – 22 Sep 1891) Yulian Pelesh

(22 Sep 1891 – 19 Jun 1899) Julian Sas-Kuilovsky

(19 Jun 1899 – 17 Dec 1900) Andrey Sheptytsky, O.S.B.M.

(06 May 1904 – 17 Jan 1947) Blessed Hryhoriy Khomyshyn

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

Clandestine Bishops

In 16 January 1991 the Holy See confirmed all clandestine consecrations

(16 Jan 1991 – 07 Nov 1997) Sofron Dmyterko, O.S.B.M.

(07 Nov 1997 – 02 Jun 2005) Sofron Mudry, O.S.B.M.

(02 Jun 2005 – 13 Dec 2011) Volodymyr Viytyshyn ( see below)

Archeparchy of Ternopil - Zboriv

(since 13 Dec 2011 – ) Volodymyr Viytyshyn (see above)

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