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Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stryi

Eparchy of Stryi
Eparchia Striensis Ucrainorum
Українська Греко-Католицька Стрийська Єпархія
Coat of arms of Stryi (UGCC).svg
Coat of arms of Stryi
Location
Territory 5 Raions of Lviv Oblast
Ecclesiastical province Archeparchy of Lviv
Headquarters Stryi, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine
Statistics
Area 4,145 km2 (1,600 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2014)
397,217
305,041 (76.8%)
Parishes 358
Information
Sui iuris church Ukrainian Greek Catholic
Rite Byzantine
Established July 21, 2000
Cathedral Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of Holy Dormition of Mather of God
Patron saint St. James Apostol
Secular priests 251
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Major Archbishop Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk
Bishop Taras Senkiv
Metropolitan Archbishop Ihor Vozniak Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Lviv
Auxiliary Bishops Bohdan Manyshyn
Website
Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stryi

The Eparchy of Stryi is an eparchy of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, in the ecclesiastical province of Kyiv-Halych.

The first Eparch was Bishop Julian Gbur, who was appointed to this position by Pope John Paul II on 21 July 2000. He died on 24 March 2011.

Eparch Taras Senkiv of the Eparchy of Stryi.

On Wednesday, 20 January 2010, Pope Benedict XVI gave his assent to the declaration of impediment of the eparchial see of Stryi of the Ukrainians, Ukraine, canonically issued by the Synod of Bishops of the Greek-Catholic Ukrainian Church, because of the state of health of Julian Gbur, S.V.D., in accordance with Canon 233, Paragraph 1 of the Code of Canon Law for the Eastern Churches. He accepted the proposal of the Synod of Bishops of the Greek-Catholic Ukrainian Church to appoint Auxiliary Bishop Senkiv as Apostolic Administrator "ad nutum Sanctae Sedis" of the Eparchy of Stryi.

The following is a list of the bishops of Stryi and their terms of service:

Coordinates: 49°15′00″N 23°51′00″E / 49.2500°N 23.8500°E / 49.2500; 23.8500


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