The Eparchy of Kolomyia is a

Ukrainian Greek Catholic The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) is a major archiepiscopal '' sui iuris'' ("autonomous") Eastern Catholic church that is based in Ukraine. As a particular church of the Catholic Church, it is in full communion with the Holy See. ...

eparchy Eparchy ( ''eparchía'' "overlordship") is an Ecclesiology, ecclesiastical unit in Eastern Christianity that is equivalent to a diocese in Western Christianity. An eparchy is governed by an ''eparch'', who is a bishop. Depending on the administra ...

of the Catholic Church situated in Ukraine. The eparchy is suffragan to the

Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk The Archparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk (or Ivano-Frankivsk of the Ukrainians) is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ecclesiastical territory or archeparchy of the Catholic Church in Ukraine. It was erected in 2011. It is the metropolitan of an ecclesi ...

. The eparchy was established on 20 April 1993.

History

*20 April 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 a Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ecclesiastical territory or archeparchy of the Catholic Church in Ukraine. It was erected in 2011. It is the metropolitan of an eccles ...

. *12 September 2017: Lost territory to establish the

Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Chernivtsi The Eparchy of Chernivtsi is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic eparchy of the Catholic Church situated in Ukraine. The eparchy is a suffragan of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk. The eparchy was established on 12 September 2017. ...

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 (; 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 1991 to 1993 and the first ep ...

:: (13 May 2003 – 12 Dec 2004) ''

Volodymyr Viytyshyn Archbishop Volodymyr Viytyshyn (; 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 November 2011 in rank of Eparchial Bishop ...

'', coadjutor bishop *(12 Dec 2004 – 2 Jun 2005)

*(2 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 (; 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 Catholic Eparchy of Kolomyi ...

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

:: (since 20 Aug 2023) ''

Petro Holiney Bishop Petro Holiney (; born 12 July 1973) is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch, who serves as Titular Bishop of Abrittum and Auxiliary Bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Kolomyia, Eparchy of Kolomyia si ...

, titular bishop of

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'', auxiliary

External links

GCatholic.org information on the eparchyOfficial website

Kolomyia Kolomyia (, ), formerly known as Kolomea, is a city located on the Prut, Prut River in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast in the west of Ukraine. It serves as the administrative centre of Kolomyia Raion, hosting the administration of Kolomyia urban hromada ...

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