Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Kolomyia

Ukrainian Greek Catholic eparchy in Ukraine

Eparchy of Kolomyia Eparchia Kolomyiensis Ucrainorum Українська Греко-Католицька Коломийсько Єпархія

Location
Country	Ukraine
Territory	7 Raions of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Ecclesiastical province	Archeparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk
Headquarters	Kolomyia, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine
Statistics
Area	14,095 km² (5,442 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2013) 1,238,400 238,400 (19.3%)
Information
Sui iuris church	Ukrainian Greek Catholic
Rite	Byzantine
Established	April 20, 1993
Cathedral	Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of Holy Transfiguration in Kolomyia
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Major Archbishop	Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk
Bishop	Vasyl Ivasyuk Bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Kolomyia.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Volodymyr Viytyshyn Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk
Auxiliary Bishops	Petro Holiney
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Website
Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Kolomyia – Chernivtsi

The Eparchy of Kolomyia is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic eparchy of the Catholic Church situated in Ukraine. The eparchy is suffragan to the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk. 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.
September 12, 2017: Lost territory to establish the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Chernivtsi

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

(13 May 2003 – 12 Dec 2004) Volodymyr Viytyshyn, coadjutor bishop

(12 Dec 2004 – 02 Jun 2005) Volodymyr Viytyshyn
(02 Jun 2005 – 21 May 2013) Mykola Simkaylo
(22 May 2013 – 13 Feb 2014) Vasyl Ivasyuk, titular bishop of Benda, Archiepiscopal Administrator
(since 13 Feb 2014 – ) Vasyl Ivasyuk

(since 20 Aug 2023) Petro Holiney, titular bishop of Abrittum, auxiliary

External links

GCatholic.org information on the eparchy
Profile at Catholic Hierarchy
Official website (in Ukrainian)

Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

Hierarchy including Ecclesiastical circumscriptions

Major archeparchy

Kyiv–Galicia: Sviatoslav Shevchuk

Archeparchies

Eparchies

Ukraine	Buchach: Dmytro Hryhorak Chernivtsi: Yosafat Moschych Kamyanets–Podilskyi: Ivan Kulyk Kolomyia: Vasyl Ivasyuk Sambir–Drohobych: Yaroslav Pryriz Sokal–Zhovkva: Mykhaylo Koltun Stryi: Taras Senkiv
Poland	Olsztyn–Gdańsk: Arkadiusz Trochanowski Wrocław–Koszalin: Włodzimierz Juszczak
Canada	Edmonton: David Motiuk Saskatoon: Michael Smolinski New Westminster: Michael Kwiatkowski Toronto and Eastern Canada: Bryan Bayda
United States	Saint Nicholas of Chicago: Venedykt Aleksiychuk Saint Josaphat in Parma: Bohdan Danylo Stamford: Paul Chomnycky
Brazil	Imaculada Conceição in Prudentópolis: Meron Mazur
Argentina	Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires: Daniel Kozelinski Netto
Australia and New Zealand	Saints Peter and Paul of Australia: Mykola Bychok
United Kingdom	Holy Family of London: Kenneth Nowakowski
France, Benelux and Switzerland	Saint Vladimir the Great of Paris: Hlib Lonchyna (Apostolic Administrator)