Ukrainian Catholic Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Odessa
| Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Odessa | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Territory | Southern Ukraine |
| Headquarters | Odessa, Ukraine |
| Information | |
| Sui iuris church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic |
| Rite | Byzantine |
| Established | July 28, 2003 |
| Cathedral | St. Andrew Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral in Odessa |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Major Archbishop | Sviatoslav Shevchuk |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Mykhaylo Bubniy, C.S.S.R., Exarch of the Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Odessa |
The Ukrainian Catholic Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Odessa – Crimea was established on 11 January 2002 from the Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Kyiv – Vyshhorod (which has now become the Ukrainian Catholic Major Archeparchy of Kyiv-Halych). It has been divided on 13 February 2014, in Ukrainian Catholic Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Odessa and Ukrainian Catholic Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Crimea. The only archiepiscopal exarch was Archbishop Vasyl Ivasiuk, now transferred transfer to the see of the eparchy of Kolomyia-Chernivtsi of the Ukrainians.
They are two of the only five archiepiscopal exarchates which exist in the world, all part of the particular Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and following the Byzantine Ukrainian Rite.
Status as Archiepiscopal Exarchate
As Major Archbishops have similar authority to that of Patriarchs, Archiepiscopal Exarchates similarly have roughly the same status in canon law as Patriarchal Exarchates.
External links
- Catholic Hierarchy – Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Odessa (Ukrainian)
- GCatholic.org information page about the Archiepiscopal Exarchate
- Українська Греко-Католицька Церква: Синод єпископів УГКЦ розділив Одесько-Кримський екзархат
- Holy See Press Office: Other pontifical acts February 13, 2014
Coordinates: 46°28′00″N 30°44′00″E / 46.4667°N 30.7333°E