Kolomyia Eparchy
| Kolomyia Eparchy | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Rite church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Ivano-Frankivsk Archeparchy |
| Diocesan bishop | Wassyl Iwassyuk |
| founding | 1993 |
| surface | 14,095 km² |
| Parishes | 279 ( 12/31/2009 / AP2010 ) |
| Residents | 1,242,400 (December 31, 2009 / AP2010 ) |
| Catholics | 239,300 (December 31, 2009 / AP2010 ) |
| proportion of | 19.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 221 ( 12/31/2009 / AP2010 ) |
| Religious priest | 3 (December 31, 2009 / AP2010 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,068 |
| Friars | 3 (December 31, 2009 / AP2010 ) |
| Religious sisters | 36 ( 12/31/2009 / AP2010 ) |
| rite | Byzantine rite |
| Liturgical language | Ukrainian |
| cathedral | St. Michael |
| Co-cathedral | Assumption into heaven of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
| Website | diocese.ko.if.ua |
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The Eparchy of Kolomyia ( Latin Eparchia Kolomyiensis ) is in the Ukraine located eparchy of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church , based in Kolomyja . It covers the southern part of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast . The area is shown in purple on the left-hand side of the map below (Southwest Ukraine).
The eparchy was established on April 20, 1993 from cessions of territory from the Ivano-Frankivsk eparchy .
Bishops of Kolomyia-Chernivtsi
- Pavlo Wasylyk (April 20, 1993– December 12, 2004)
- Volodymyr Wijtyschyn (May 13, 2002– December 12, 2004 coadjutor bishop ; December 12, 2004– June 2, 2005 bishop)
- Mykola Simkaylo (June 2, 2005– May 21, 2013)
- Wassyl Iwassjuk (since February 13, 2014)
statistics
| year | population | priest | Permanent deacons | Religious | Parishes | ||||||
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| Catholics | Residents | % | Total number |
Diocesan priest |
Religious priest |
Catholics per priest |
Friars | Religious sisters | |||
| 1999 | 501.176 | 1,450,000 | 34.6 | 181 | 178 | 3 | 2,768 | 3 | 188 | ||
| 2000 | 240.960 | 1,384,500 | 17.4 | 189 | 187 | 2 | 1,274 | 2 | 230 | ||
| 2001 | 240.960 | 1,384,500 | 17.4 | 188 | 186 | 2 | 1,281 | 2 | 276 | ||
| 2002 | 240,900 | 1,384,500 | 17.4 | 192 | 189 | 3 | 1,254 | 3 | 276 | ||
| 2003 | 240,400 | 1,384,000 | 17.4 | 199 | 196 | 3 | 1,208 | 3 | 276 | ||
| 2004 | 240,000 | 1,384,000 | 17.3 | 215 | 211 | 4th | 1,116 | 4th | 278 | ||
| 2006 | 240,000 | 1,384,000 | 17.3 | 208 | 205 | 3 | 1,153 | 20th | 28 | 279 | |
| 2009 | 239,300 | 1,242,400 | 19.3 | 221 | 221 | 1,082 | 3 | 36 | 279 | ||
See also
Web links
- Entry on Eparchy Kolomyia on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on Eparchy Kolomyia on gcatholic.org (English)