The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Archparchy or Archdiocese of (São João Batista em) Curitiba () 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. ...

archeparchy Eparchy ( ''eparchía'' "overlordship") is an 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 administrative structure ...

located in the city of

Curitiba Curitiba () is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná (state), Paraná in Southern Brazil. The city's population was 1,773,718 , making it the List of cities in Brazil by population, eighth most populous city in Brazil and the larg ...

, which is also the Metropolitan see of a Roman Catholic

Ecclesiastical province An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian churches, including those of both Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity, that have traditional hierarchical structures. An ecclesiastical province consist ...

in Brazil. The ecclesiastical province has one suffragan, the Eparchy of Imaculada Conceição in Prudentópolis (Ukrainian).

History

It was established on May 30, 1962 as

Apostolic Exarchate An exarch (; from Ancient Greek ἔξαρχος ''exarchos'') was the holder of any of various historical offices, some of them being political or military and others being ecclesiastical. In the late Roman Empire and early Byzantine Empire, ...

(exempt, i;e. directly subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province) of Brazil. On November 29, 1971, the exarchate was promoted as the Eparchy (diocese) of São João Batista em Curitiba.

Bishops

Episcopal ordinaries

So far, its exarchs and (arch)bishops -often monks in the Eastern tradition- always belonged to the Basilian order. ; Apostolic Exarchs of Brazil (Ukrainian Catholic Rite) * Bishop José Romão Martenetz (1962.05.30 – 1971.11.29; ''cfr. infra'') ; Eparchs (Bishops) of São João Batista em Curitiba (Ukrainian Catholic Rite) * Bishop José Romão Martenetz (''cfr. supra''; 1971.11.29 – 1978.03.10) * Bishop Efraím Basílio Krevey (1978.03.10 – 2006.12.13) * Bishop Valdomiro Koubetch (2006.12.13 – 2014.05.12; ''cfr. infra'') ; Metropolitan Archeparch(s (Archbishops) * Archeparch Valdomiro Koubetch (''cfr. supra''; 2014.05.12 – present)

Coadjutor bishops

Efraím Basílio Krevey (Krevei) Efraim Basilio Krevey, O.S.B.M. (12 December 1928 in Saltinho colony, Ivaí, Paraná (state), Brazil – 3 April 2012 in Curitiba, Brazil) was the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Ukrainian Greek Catholic bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of ...

(1971-1978) * Valdomiro Koubetch (2003-2006)

Auxiliary bishops

Meron Mazur Bishop Meron Mazur, O.S.B.M. (; born 5 February 1962 in Prudentópolis, Paraná, Brazil) is a Brazilian Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch. He is currently the eparchial bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Imaculada Conceição in Prudent ...

(2005-2014), appointed Bishop of Imaculada Conceição in Prudentópolis (Ukrainian) * Daniel Kozelinski Netto (2007-2016), appointed Bishop of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires (Ukrainian), Argentina

References and External Links

GCatholic.org

Eastern Catholic dioceses in Brazil Sao Joao Batista em Curitiba, Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Christian organizations established in 1962 Ukrainian diaspora in Brazil

Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Organisations based in Curitiba {{UkrainianGreekCatholic-diocese-stub