Ukrainian Catholic Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Krym

Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Krym
Location
Country	Ukraine
Territory	Autonomous Republic of Crimea
Headquarters	Simferopol, Ukraine de jure
Population - Catholics	?
Information
Sui iuris church	Ukrainian Greek Catholic
Rite	Byzantine
Established	February 13, 2014
Cathedral	Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral in Simferopol
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Major Archbishop	Sviatoslav Shevchuk
Metropolitan Archbishop	Mykhaylo Bubniy, C.S.S.R., Archiepiscopal Administrator

The Ukrainian Catholic Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Krym was established on 13 February 2014 from the Ukrainian Catholic Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Odessa – Crimea.

Because of the Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation in March 2014 some part of faithful and clergy left the Exarchate and Exarch wasn't appointed. Currently Exarchate is governing by Archiepiscopal Administrator from Odessa.

This is one from the only five Archiepiscopal Exarchates which exist in the world, all part of the particular Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and following the Byzantine Ukrainian Rite.

Status as Archiepiscopal Exarchate

Further information: Exarch

As Major Archbishops have similar authority to that of Patriarchs, Archiepiscopal Exarchates similarly have roughly the same status in canon law as Patriarchal Exarchates.

External links

Circumscriptions of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

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) Eparchy of Zboriv (Ukraine)

Coordinates: 46°28′00″N 30°44′00″E / 46.4667°N 30.7333°E / 46.4667; 30.7333

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