Apostolic Exarchate Russia
Apostolic Exarchate Russia | |
Basic data | |
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Rite church | Russian Greek Catholic Church |
Country | Russia |
Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
Apostolic Exarch | Sedis vacancy |
founding | 1917 |
Catholics | - |
rite | Byzantine rite |
Liturgical language | Church Slavonic |
The Apostolic Exarchate for Catholics of the Byzantine rite in Russia ( Apostolic Exarchate Russia , Latin apostolicus Exarchatus Russiae ) is for the Catholic Christians of the Byzantine Rite in Russia competent Apostolic Exarchate based in Moscow .
This diocese is mentioned in the Annuario Pontificio , but there are neither appointed pastors nor an indication of the number of believers.
history
The Apostolic Exarchate Russia was established in 1917. The post has not been appointed since the Stalin era.
Apostolic Exarchs of Russia
- Leonid Ivanovich Fyodorow MSU (May 28, 1917– March 7, 1935)
- Klymentij Scheptyzkyj MSU (September 17, 1939– May 1, 1951)
- Sedis vacancy (since 1951)
See also
Web links
- Entry on Apostolic Exarchate Russia on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on January 7, 2017.
- Entry on Giga-Catholic (English)