Eparchy Butschatsch
| Eparchy Butschatsch | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Rite church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Ternopil-Sboriv Archeparchy |
| Diocesan bishop | Demetrius Hryhorak OSBM |
| founding | 2000 |
| surface | 4,829 km² |
| Parishes | 300 (December 31, 2009 / AP2010 ) |
| Residents | 405,000 (December 31, 2009 / AP2010 ) |
| Catholics | 216,000 (December 31, 2009 / AP2010 ) |
| proportion of | 53.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 170 ( 12/31/2009 / AP2010 ) |
| Religious priest | 9 (December 31, 2009 / AP2010 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,207 |
| Friars | 13 (December 31, 2009 / AP2010 ) |
| Religious sisters | 12 (December 31, 2009 / AP2010 ) |
| rite | Byzantine rite |
| Liturgical language | Ukrainian |
| Website | de.buchacheparchy.org.ua |
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The Eparchy of Buchach ( Latin Eparchia Bucacensis ) is in the Ukraine located eparchy of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church , based in Chortkiv .
history
The eparchy was established on July 21, 2000 from cessions of territory of the eparchy Ternopil . It comprises six Rajons in the southern part of Ternopil Oblast . The area is shown in red on the map below.
Bishops of the Butschatsch eparchy
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Irynej Bilyk OSBM , 2000-2007
- Demetrius Hryhorak OSBM, 2007–2011 (as Apostolic Administrator )
- Demetrius Hryhorak OSBM, since 2011