Archbishop's Exarchate Lutsk
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| Rite church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
| Archbishop Exarch | Jossafat Oleh Howera |
| surface | 40,300 km² |
| Parishes | 14 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 4,000 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Diocesan priest | 5 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 5 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 400 |
| Permanent deacons | 1 (December 31, 2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Friars | 5 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Byzantine rite |
| Liturgical language | Ukrainian |
| cathedral | Birth of the Virgin Mary |
| Website | http://www.lutsk-ugcc.org.ua/ |
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The Archbishop Exarchat Lutsk ( lat. : Exarchatus Luceoriensis Ucrainorum ) is in the Ukraine located Archbishop Exarchate of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church , based in Lutsk .
history
The Archbishop's Exarchate Lutsk was founded on June 15, 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI. Erected from cessions of territory of the Kiev Archeparchy. The first exarch was Jossafat Oleh Howera .
The Archbishop's Exarchate Lutsk includes the Rivne Oblast and the Volyn Oblast . The area is shown in green in the northwestern part of the map.