Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Ternopil–Zboriv
| Archeparchy of Ternopil – Zboriv Archieparchia Ternopoliensis-Zborovensis Тернопільсько-Зборівська Архиєпархія | |
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Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Holy Mother of God | |
| Location | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,346 km2 (3,222 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2014) 636,000 385,000 (60.53%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Ukrainian Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church |
| Rite | Byzantine Rite |
| Established | 20 April 1993 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Holy Mother of God in Ternopil |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Major Archbishop | Sviatoslav Shevchuk |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Vasyl Semeniuk |
| Suffragans | Eparchy of Buchach |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Teodor Martynyuk (Auxiliary Bishop) |
| Website | |
| Website of the Archeparchy | |
The Archeparchy of Ternopil - Zboriv is an archeparchy of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and centre of the ecclesiastical province.
The current eparch is Vasyl Semeniuk, who was appointed to this position on 19 October 2006, having previously been Auxiliary Bishop of the eparchy from 2004.
History
- April 20, 1993: Established as Eparchy of Ternopil from the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Lviv.
- July 21, 2000: Lost territory to establish the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Buchach.
- July 21, 2000: Gained territory from the suppressed Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Zboriv and renamed as Eparchy of Ternopil – Zboriv.
- November 21, 2011: Elevated as Archeparchy of Ternopil - Zboriv.
Eparchial and auxiliary bishops
The following is a list of the bishops and archbishops of Ternopil - Zboriv and their terms of service:
- Eparchy of Ternopil
- (20 Apr 1993 – 29 Jun 2006) Mykhaylo Sabryha, C.S.S.R.
- (10 Feb 2004 – 19 Oct 2006) Vasyl Semeniuk, titular bishop of Castra Severiana, auxiliary
- (19 Oct 2006 – 22 Dec 2011) Vasyl Semeniuk ( see below)
- Archeparchy of Ternopil - Zboriv
- (since 22 Dec 2011 – ) Vasyl Semeniuk (see above)
- (since 12 Mar 2015 – ) Teodor Martynyuk, M.S.U., titular bishop of Mopta, auxiliary
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Coordinates: 49°34′00″N 25°36′00″E / 49.5667°N 25.6000°E
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