Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk
Archeparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk Archieparchia Stanislaopolitanus Архиєпархія з Івано-Франківська | |
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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 appointed eparch by Pope Benedict XVI on 2 June, 2005.
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