The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kharkiv-Zaporizhzhia ( la, Dioecesis Kharkiviensis-Zaporizhiensis) is a
diocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
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of the
Latin Church
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of the
Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
in
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...
Kharkiv
Kharkiv ( uk, wikt:Харків, Ха́рків, ), also known as Kharkov (russian: Харькoв, ), is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Ukraine.Co-Cathedral of the Merciful Father in
Zaporizhzhia
Zaporizhzhia ( uk, Запоріжжя) or Zaporozhye (russian: Запорожье) is a city in southeast Ukraine, situated on the banks of the Dnieper River. It is the administrative centre of Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Zaporizhzhia has a populat ...
.
History
The diocese was created in 2002, when territory from the dioceses of the Diocese of Kamyanets-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.
Stanislaw Padewski Stanislaw Padewski, O.F.M.Cap. (18 September 1932 – 29 January 2017) was a Roman Catholic bishop.
Ordained to the priesthood in 1957, Padewski served as auxiliary bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kamyanets-Podilskyi from 1995 to 1998 ...
, 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
Stanislav Shyrokoradiuk, O.F.M. ( uk, Станіслав Широкорадюк, ''pol. Stanisław Szyrokoradiuk''; born 23 June 1956) is a Ukrainian prelate of the Catholic Church who became Bishop of Odessa-Simferopol since February 2020 after ...
, O.F.M. (12 April 2014 – 2 February 2019)
* Apostolic Administrator
Stanislav Shyrokoradiuk
Stanislav Shyrokoradiuk, O.F.M. ( uk, Станіслав Широкорадюк, ''pol. Stanisław Szyrokoradiuk''; born 23 June 1956) is a Ukrainian prelate of the Catholic Church who became Bishop of Odessa-Simferopol since February 2020 after ...
, O.F.M. (2 February 2019 – 6 January 2020)
*Bishop Pavlo Honcharuk (since 6 January 2020)
See also
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Roman Catholic Deanery of Sumy
The Roman Catholic Deanery of Sumy is a part of the Diocese of Kharkiv-Zaporizhzhia of the Roman Catholic Church in Ukraine. It includes four north-eastern Ukrainian towns, Sumy, Romny, Konotop and Shostka.
The center of the deanery is located ...
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Roman Catholicism in Ukraine
The Catholic Church in Ukraine ( la, Ecclesia Catholica in Ucraina; uk, Католицька церква в Україні) is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
The majority of Catholic ...