Sokal-Shovkva eparchy

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Sokal-Shovkva eparchy
Map of Sokal-Schowkwa Eparchy
Basic data
Rite church Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
Country Ukraine
Metropolitan bishopric Archeparchy of Lviv
Diocesan bishop Mychajło Kołtun CSsR
Auxiliary bishop Petro Loza CSsR
surface 6,991 km²
Parishes 363 (2014 / AP 2015 )
Residents 482,933 (2014 / AP 2015 )
Catholics 320,390 (2014 / AP 2015 )
proportion of 66.3%
Diocesan priest 239 (2014 / AP 2015 )
Religious priest 30 (2014 / AP 2015 )
Catholics per priest 1,191
Friars 43 (2014 / AP 2015 )
Religious sisters 23 (2014 / AP 2015 )
rite Byzantine rite
Liturgical language Ukrainian
cathedral Saint Peter and Paul
Website www.sokaleparchy.org.ua
Ecclesiastical province
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Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul

The Eparchy of Sokal-Zhovkva ( Latin Eparchia Socaliensis-Zhovkviesis , Ukrainian Сокальсько-Жовківська єпархія Sokalsko-Schowkiwska jeparchija ) is in the Ukraine located eparchy of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church , based in Sokal . It includes six Rajone the Lviv Oblast . The area is shown in purple in the northwest of the map below.

history

The eparchy was established on July 21, 2000 from the cession of territory by the Ternopil and the Lemberg Archeparchy , to which it was also subordinated as a suffragan . The local ordinary Mychajło Kołtun has been CSsR since it was founded . On September 20, 2006, it took on its current name.

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Web links

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