Ukrainian Catholic Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Lutsk

The Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Lutsk was established on 15 January 2008 from the Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Kyiv – Vyshhorod (which has now become the Ukrainian Catholic Major Archeparchy of Kyiv-Halych. The current, and first, archiepiscopal exarch is Archbishop Josaphat Hovera. It is one of the only three archiepiscopal exarchates which exist in the world - all being 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

GCatholic.org information page about the Archiepiscopal Exarchate

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: 50°45′00″N 25°19′00″E / 50.7500°N 25.3167°E / 50.7500; 25.3167

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