The Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Kolomyia is an

eparchy Eparchy ( gr, ἐπαρχία, la, eparchía / ''overlordship'') is an ecclesiastical unit in Eastern Christianity, that is equivalent to a diocese in Western Christianity. Eparchy is governed by an ''eparch'', who is a bishop. Depending on th ...

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 Ivano-Frankivsk The Archparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk (or Ivano-Frankivsk of the Ukrainians) is an Archeparchy (Eastern Catholic Archdiocese) of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ''sui iuris'' (Byzantine rite in Ukrainian language) in Ukraine. It depends on the R ...

. The eparchy was established on 20 April 1993.

History

*April 20, 1993: Established as ''Eparchy of Kolomyia – Chernivtsi'' from the

Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk The Archparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk (or Ivano-Frankivsk of the Ukrainians) is an Archeparchy (Eastern Catholic Archdiocese) of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ''sui iuris'' (Byzantine rite in Ukrainian language) in Ukraine. It depends on the Ro ...

. *September 12, 2017: Lost territory to establish the

Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Chernivtsi The Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Chernivtsi is an eparchy of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church situated in Ukraine. The eparchy is a suffragan of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk. The eparchy was established on 12 Septemb ...

Eparchial and auxiliary bishops

The following is a list of the bishops of Kolomyia – Chernivtsi and their terms of service: *(20 Apr 1993 – 12 Dec 2004)

Pavlo Vasylyk Pavlo Vasylyk ( uk, Павло Василик; 8 August 1926 – 12 December 2004) was a Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch. He was clandestine bishop from 1974 to 1991, an auxiliary bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk from ...

:: (13 May 2003 – 12 Dec 2004) ''

Volodymyr Viytyshyn Archbishop Volodymyr Viytyshyn ( uk, Володимир Війтишин; born 9 November 1959) is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch as an Archbishop-Metropolitan of Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk since 2 June 2005 (until 21 N ...

'', coadjutor bishop *(12 Dec 2004 – 02 Jun 2005)

*(02 Jun 2005 – 21 May 2013)

Mykola Simkaylo Mykola Simkaylo (21 November 1952, Kazakhstan – 21 May 2013) was eparch of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Kolomyia – Chernivtsi in Ukraine since 2 June 2005 until his death. Views on ecumenism Bishop Simkaylo was known to be a strong supp ...

*(22 May 2013 – 13 Feb 2014) ''

Vasyl Ivasyuk Bishop Vasyl Ivasyuk ( uk, Василь Івасюк; born 21 January 1960 in Dora, Stanislav Oblast, Ukrainian SSR /present day Yaremche, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine/) is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch as an Eparchial Bishop of Ukrainian ...

, titular bishop of Benda'', Archiepiscopal Administrator *(since 13 Feb 2014 – )

External links

GCatholic.org information on the eparchyOfficial website

Kolomyia Kolomyia, formerly known as Kolomea ( ua, Коломия, Kolomyja, ; pl, Kołomyja; german: Kolomea; ro, Colomeea; yi, ), is a city located on the Prut River in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (province), in western Ukraine. It serves as the admi ...

Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Christian organizations established in 1993 {{UkrainianGreekCatholic-diocese-stub

History

Eparchial and auxiliary bishops

See also

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