Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Imaculada Conceição in Prudentópolis

Eparchy of Imaculada Conceição in Prudentópolis
Єпархія Непорочного зачаття Діви Марії в Прудентополісі
Location
Territory Brazil
Ecclesiastical province Archeparchy of São João Batista em Curitiba
Headquarters Prudentópolis, Paraná, Brazil
Information
Sui iuris church Ukrainian Greek Catholic
Rite Byzantine
Established May 12, 2014
Cathedral St. Josaphat Cathedral in Prudentópolis
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk
Bishop Meron Mazur, O.S.B.M. Bishop of the Eparchy of Imaculada Conceição in Prudentópolis
Metropolitan Archbishop Valdomiro Koubetch, O.S.B.M. Archbishop of the Archeparchy of São João Batista em Curitiba

The Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of the Imaculada Conceição in Prudentópolis is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic (Byzantine Rite) eparchy (diocese) in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archeparch of São João Batista em Curitiba, who has no other suffragan.

It comprises Ukrainian Catholic parishes in the Southern part of Brazil, concurrently with various Latin provinces. Its cathedral episcopal see in Prudentópolis, Paraná, is currently held by Bishop Meron Mazur, O.S.B.M..

History

Eparchial bishops

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Coordinates: 25°28′00″S 49°15′00″W / 25.4667°S 49.2500°W / -25.4667; -49.2500


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