Buchach is an eparchy of the

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situated 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 ...

. 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 Bishop Iryney Ihor Bilyk, O.S.B.M. ( uk, Іриней Ігор Білик; born 2 January 1950) is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch. He served as Auxiliary Bishop of Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk from 15 August 1989 until 21 Ju ...

, O.S.B.M., who was eparch from 2000 to 2007. However, after his transfer to Rome in July 2007, Bishop

Dmytro Hryhorak Bishop Dmytro Bohdan Hryhorak, O.S.B.M. ( uk, Дмитро Богдан Григорак; born 1 January 1956) is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch as an Eparchial Bishop of Buchach since 23 July 2011. Previously he served as an Apostolic Admin ...

, O.S.B.M., became the eparch on 23 July 2011.http://press.catholica.va/news_services/bulletin/news/27846.php?index=27846&lang=en

History

*21 July 2000: Established as ''Eparchy of Buchach'' from the

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Eparchial and auxiliary bishops

The following is a list of the bishops of Buchach and their terms of service: *(21 Jul 2000 – 28 Jul 2007)

, O.S.B.M. :: (28 Jul 2007 – 23 Jul 2011) ''Fr.

, O.S.B.M.'', Apostolic Administrator *(since 23 Jul 2011 – )

, O.S.B.M.

References

External links

Official website

Buchach Buchach ( uk, Бучач; pl, Buczacz; yi, בעטשאָטש, Betshotsh or (Bitshotsh); he, בוצ'אץ' ''Buch'ach''; german: Butschatsch; tr, Bucaş) is a city located on the Strypa River (a tributary of the Dniester) in Chortkiv Raion of Te ...

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