Roman Catholic Diocese of Kharkiv-Zaporizhzhia
| Diocese of Kharkiv-Zaporizhzhia Dioecesis Kharkiviensis-Zaporizhiensis Єпархія Харків-Запоріжжя | |
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Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Kharkiv
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| Location | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Ecclesiastical province | Lviv |
| Metropolitan | Lviv |
| Headquarters | Kharkiv |
| Coordinates | 49°59′47″N 36°14′08″E / 49.99639900°N 36.23544710°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 196,300 km2 (75,800 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2019) 15,621,350 48,430 (0.3%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 4 May 2002 |
| Cathedral | Кафедральний собор Успіння Пресвятої Діви Марії Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Kharkiv |
| Co-cathedral | Прокафедральний собор Бога Отця Милосердного Co-Cathedral of the Merciful Father, Zaporizhzhia |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Pavlo Honcharuk |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Mieczysław Mokrzycki |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Jan Sobilo |
| Bishops emeritus | Marian Buczek |
| Map | |
| Location of the Diocese of Kharkiv-Zaporizhzhia | |
| Website | |
| www.catholic-kharkiv.org | |
Roman Catholic Diocese of Kharkiv-Zaporizhzhia — The Diocese of Kharkiv-Zaporizhzhia (Latin: Dioecesis Kharkiviensis-Zaporizhiensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in Ukraine. Pavlo Honcharuk is the current bishop of the diocese. The diocesan seat is the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Kharkiv, and the co-cathedral is the Co-Cathedral of the Merciful Father in Zaporizhzhia.
History
The diocese was created in 2002, when territory from the dioceses of the Diocese of Kamianets-Podilskyi, and the Diocese of Kyiv-Zhytomyr was split off and merged. The result created two dioceses with Catholic of around 5 percent, and one diocese with only 0.4, which is one of the lowest for any diocese.
Geography
The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lviv of the Latins.
Ordinaries
- Bishop Stanislaw Padewski, O.F.M.Cap. (4 May 2002 – 19 March 2009)
- coadjutor bishop Marian Buczek (16 July 2007 – 19 March 2009)
- Bishop Marian Buczek (19 March 2009 – 12 April 2014)
- auxiliary bishop Jan Sobilo (30 October 2010 – present), titular bishop of Bulna
- Bishop Stanislav Shyrokoradiuk, O.F.M. (12 April 2014 – 2 February 2019)
- Apostolic Administrator Stanislav Shyrokoradiuk, O.F.M. (2 February 2019 – 6 January 2020)
- Bishop Pavlo Honcharuk (since 6 January 2020)
See also
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Diocese of Kharkiv-Zaporizhzhia is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[1]
External links
References
Bibliography
External links
- Media related to Roman Catholic Diocese of Kharkiv-Zaporizhia at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website