Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk
| Archeparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk Archieparchia Stanislaopolitanus Архиєпархія з Івано-Франківська | |
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Cathedral of the Resurrection | |
| Location | |
| Country |
 Ukraine |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,700 km2 (2,600 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2009) 792,272 603,918 (76.2%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Ukrainian Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church |
| Rite | Byzantine Rite |
| Established | 26 March 1885 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Resurrection of Our Saviour in Ivano-Frankivsk |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Major Archbishop | Sviatoslav Shevchuk |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Volodymyr Viytyshyn |
| Suffragans | Eparchy of Kolomyia – Chernivtsi |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Yosafat Moschych |
| Website | |
| Website of the Archeparchy | |
The Archparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk (or Ivano-Frankivsk of the Ukrainians) is an Archeparchy !Eastern Catholic Archdiocese) of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church sui iuris (Byzantine rite in Ukrainian language) in Ukraine. It depends on the [Roman Congregation for the Oriental Churches]].
Its archiepiscopal cathedral see is the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Our Saviour, in Ivano-Frankivsk (Івано-Франківськ), in the province Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, which also has a secularized World Heritage Site: Church of the Descent of the Holy Spirit Church of the Descent of the Holy Spirit, in Rohatyn (Рогатин).
Volodymyr Viytyshyn was confirmed as eparch by Pope Benedict XVI on 2 June, 2005.
History
- Established on March 26, 1885 as Eparchy of Stanislaviv/ Stanislaviv / Ivano-Frankivs’k / Stanislaopolitan(us) (Latin adjective), on territory split off from the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Lviv, as suffragan see in the ecclesiastical province of Kyiv-Halych.
- November 9, 1962: Renamed as Eparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk.
- April 20, 1993: Lost territory to establish the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Kolomyia – Chernivtsi, now its suffragan.
- Elevated on December 13, 2011 as Metropolitan Archeparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk/ Stanislaviv / Ivano-Frankivs’k / Stanislaopolitan(us) (Latin).
Ecclesiastical province
The Metropolitan has only one suffragan see :
- Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Kolomyia–Chernivtsi, its daughter diocese.
Statistics
As per 2014, it pastorally served 591,157 Catholics (75.8% of 780,117 total) on 6,700 km² in 390 parishes and 55 missions with 457 priests (423 diocesan, 34 religious), 173 lay religious (52 brothers, 121 sisters) and 90 seminarians.
Episcopal Ordinaries and Auxiliary bishops
- Suffran Eparchs (Bishops) of Stanislaviv/Ivano-Frankivsk
- Yulian Pelesh (27 March 1885 – 22 Sep 1891), next Bishop of Przemyśl of the Ukrainians (Poland) (1891 – 1896)
- BIOS TO ELABORATE
- (22 Sep 1891 – 19 June 1899) Julian Sas-Kuilovsky
- (19 June 1899 – 17 Dec 1900) Andrey Sheptytsky, Order of Saint Basil the Great (O.S.B.M.)
- (06 May 1904 – 17 Jan 1947) Blessed Hryhoriy Khomyshyn
- auxiliary bishop Ivan Lyatyshevskyi (24 Nov 1929 – 27 Nov 1957), titular bishop of Adada
- In 1946 the Communist Soviet Union prohibited the Greek Catholic Churches; all its properties were allocated to the Russian Orthodox Church, Rome could only appoint Clandestine Bishops
- (April 1945 – 02 Dec 1973) Blessed Ivan Slezyuk
- (April 1945 – 22 August 1964) Blessed Symeon Lukach
- (April 1945 – 02 March 1964) Stepan Vaprovych
- (April 1945 – 02 Oct 1965) Hryhoriy Balahurak, Order of Saint Basil the Great (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 August 1989 – 16 Jan 1991) Iryney Bilyk, O.S.B.M.
In 16 January 1991 the Holy See publicly confirmed all clandestine consecrations
- (16 Jan 1991 – 07 Nov 1997) Sofron Dmyterko, O.S.B.M.
- auxiliary bishop (16 Jan 1991 – 20 April 1993) Pavlo Vasylyk, titular bishop of Plotinopolis
- auxiliary bishop (16 Jan 1991 – 21 July 2000) Iryney Bilyk, O.S.B.M., titular bishop of Novae
- (07 Nov 1997 – 02 June 2005) Sofron Mudry, O.S.B.M., succeeding as former coadjutor bishop (02 March 1996 – 07 Nov 1997)
- Volodymyr Viytyshyn (02 June 2005 – 13 Dec 2011 see below), previously Coadjutor Bishop of Kolomyia–Chernivtsi of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) (2003.05.13 – 2004.12.12) succeeding as Eparch (Bishop) of Kolomyia–Chernivtsi of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) (2004.12.12 – 2005.06.02)
- Metropolitan Archeparchs (Archbishops) of Ivano-Frankivsk
- Volodymyr Viytyshyn (13 Dec 2011 see above – ...)
- Auxiliary bishop Yosafat Moschych, Missionary Congregation of Saint Andrew the Apostle (C.M.S.A.A.) (27 May 2014 – ...), titular bishop of Pulcheriopolis (27 May 2014 – ...); previously Superior General of Missionary Congregation of Saint Andrew the Apostle (2003.10.21 – 2013)
See also
Sources and external links
- [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/ivan0.htm GCatholic.org, with Google map - data for
all sections]