Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Santa María del Patrocinio in 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 an eparchy (diocese, bishopric) of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, which uses the Byzantine Rite in the Ukrainian language, for its faithful in major immigration country Argentina.
Its cathedral see is located in the capital city of Buenos Aires, but must not be confused with the Roman Catholic (Latin rite) Metropolitan see of the Ecclesiastical province of Buenos Aires in Argentina.
History
- February 9, 1968: Established as the Ukrainian Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Argentina
- April 24, 1978: Promoted as Diocese of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires
Episcopate
- 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 -
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