Roman Catholic Diocese of Kharkiv-Zaporizhia
| Diocese of Kharkiv-Zaporizhia Dioecesis Kharkiviensis-Zaporizhiensis Єпархія Харків-Запоріжжя | |
|---|---|
 The Cathedral of the Assumption, Kharkiv | |
| Location | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Ecclesiastical province | Lviv |
| Metropolitan | Lviv |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 196,300 km2 (75,800 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 18,090,000 40,000 (0.2%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral |
Кафедральний собор Успіння Пресвятої Діви Марії Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Kharkiv |
| Co-cathedral |
Прокафедральний собор Бога Отця Милосердного Cocathedral of the Merciful Father in Zaporizhia |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Stanislav Szyrokoradiuk |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Jan Sobiło |
| Emeritus Bishops | Stanislaw Padewski, O.F.M. Cap., Marian Buczek |
| Map | |
 Location of the Diocese of Kharkiv-Zaporizhia | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kharkiv-Zaporizhia (Latin: Dioecesis Kharkiviensis-Zaporizhiensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church in Ukraine. Marian Buczek is the current bishop of the diocese. He was appointed to the See of Kharkiv-Zaporizhia in March 2009.
History
The history of the diocese begins in 2002, when territory from the dioceses of the Diocese of Kamyanets-Podilskyi, and the Diocese of Kyiv-Zhytomyr was split off and merged. The result created two dioceses with Catholic of around 5 percent, and one diocese with only 0.4, which is one of the lowest for any diocese.
Geography
The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lviv of the Latins.
Ordinaries
- Stanislaw Padewski, O.F.M. Cap. (4 May 2002 - 19 March 2009)
- Marian Buczek (19 March 2009 - 12 April 2014)
- Stanislav Szyrokoradiuk (12 April 2014 - present)
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