Eparchy of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires
| Eparchy of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires Eparchia Sanctae Mariae a Patrocinio Bonaërensis Ucrainorum Єпархія Санта-Марія-дель-Спонсорство ан Буенос-Айресі | |
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| Location | |
| Territory | Argentina |
| Ecclesiastical province | Buenos Aires |
| Headquarters | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Population - Catholics |
160,000 |
| Information | |
| Sui iuris church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic |
| Rite | Byzantine Rite |
| Established | April 24, 1978 |
| Cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora del Patrocinio (Pokrov) |
| Patron saint | Santísima Virgen del Patrocinio |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Major Archbishop | Sviatoslav Shevchuk |
| Bishop | Sede vacante |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Mario Aurelio Poli |
| Apostolic Administrator | Daniel Kozelinski Netto |
The Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires (Latin: Eparchia Sanctae Mariae a Patrocinio Bonaënsis) is a diocese located in the city of Buenos Aires in the Ecclesiastical province of Buenos Aires in Argentina.
History
- February 9, 1968: Established as the Apostolic Exarchate of Argentina
- April 24, 1978: Promoted as Diocese of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires
Leadership
- Bishops of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires (Ukrainian Rite)
- Apostolic Exarchs of Argentina (Ukrainian Rite)
- Bishop Andrés Sapelak, S.D.B. (February 9, 1968 – April 24, 1978)
- Bishop Andrés Sapelak, S.D.B. (April 24, 1978 – December 12, 1997)
- Bishop Miguel Mykycej, F.D.P. (Apostolic Administrator January 21, 1998 – April 24, 1999)
- Bishop Miguel Mykycej, F.D.P. (April 24, 1999 – April 10, 2010)
- Apostolic Administrator of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires (Ukrainian Rite)
- Sviatoslav Shevchuk, (April 10, 2010 - March 25, 2011)
- Apostolic Administrator sede vacante of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires
- Bishop Daniel Kozelinski Netto (22 June 2011 -
References
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