Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk

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.

Eparchial and auxiliary bishops

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

(24 Nov 1929 – 27 Nov 1957) Ivan Lyatyshevskyi, titular bishop of Adada, auxiliary

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

• Clandestine Bishops

(Apr 1945 – 02 Dec 1973) Blessed Ivan Slezyuk

(Apr 1945 – 22 Aug 1964) Blessed Symeon Lukach

(Apr 1945 – 02 Mar 1964) Stefan Vaprovych

(Apr 1945 – 02 Oct 1965) Hryhoriy Balahurak, O.S.B.M.

(1964 – 28 Dec 1979) Yosafat Fedoryk, O.S.B.M.

(30 Nov 1968 – 16 Jan 1991) Sofron Dmyterko, O.S.B.M.

(01 May 1974 – 16 Jan 1991) Pavlo Vasylyk

(1977 – 20 Dec 1988) Yakiv Tymchuk, O.S.B.M.

(15 Aug 1989 – 16 Jan 1991) Iryney Bilyk, O.S.B.M.

In 16 January 1991 the Holy See confirmed all clandestine consecrations

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

(16 Jan 1991 – 20 Apr 1993) Pavlo Vasylyk, titular bishop of Plotinopolis, auxiliary

(16 Jan 1991 – 21 Jul 2000) Iryney Bilyk, O.S.B.M., titular bishop of Novae, auxiliary

(02 Mar 1996 – 07 Nov 1997) Sofron Mudry, O.S.B.M., coadjutor bishop

• (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)

(since 27 May 2014 – ) Yosafat Moschych, C.M.S.A.A., titular bishop of Pulcheriopolis, auxiliary

External links

• GCatholic.org information on the eparchy

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