Archbishop's Exarchate of Crimea
Archbishop's Exarchate of Crimea | |
Basic data | |
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Rite church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church |
Country | Ukraine |
Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
Archbishop Exarch | Sedis vacancy |
founding | 2014 |
Residents | 24,074 ( 2014 ) |
rite | Byzantine rite |
Liturgical language | Ukrainian |
Website | http://www.ugcc.od.ua/ |
The Archbishop's Exarchate of Crimea is an Archbishop's Exarchate of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church , located in Ukraine , with its seat in Simferopol .
history
The Archbishopric Exarchate of Crimea was established on February 13, 2014 as a result of the division of the Archbishopric Exarchate of Odessa-Crimea into the Exarchates of Odessa and Crimea. The previous exarch before the partition and current bishop of Kolomyia-Chernivtsi Vasyl Iwassjuk was appointed administrator.
The Archbishop's Exarchate of Crimea includes the Autonomous Republic of Crimea .
See also
Web links
- Entry on Archbishop's Exarchate of Crimea on catholic-hierarchy.org
- http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/krym0.htm