Buchach is an eparchy of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church situated in Ukraine. The eparchy is suffragan to the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Ternopil – Zboriv. The eparchy was established on 21 July 2000.
The first and only eparch was Iryney Bilyk, O.S.B.M., who was eparch from 2000 to 2007. However, after his transfer to Rome in July 2007, Bishop Dmytro Hryhorak, O.S.B.M., became the eparch on 23 July 2011.[1]
History
- 21 July 2000: Established as Eparchy of Buchach from the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Ternopil.
Eparchial bishops
The following is a list of the bishops of Buchach and their terms of service:
- (21 July 2000 – 28 July 2007) Iryney Bilyk, O.S.B.M.
- (since 23 July 2011) Dmytro Hryhorak, O.S.B.M.
Auxiliary bishop
- (since 8 August 2026) Terentiy Tsapchuk, O.S.B.M., titular bishop of Horaea
References
- 1."RINUNCE E NOMINE , 23.07.2011". press.catholica.va. Archived from the original on March 20, 2012.