Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stryi

Eparchy of Stryi

Eparchia Striensis Ucrainorum

Українська Греко-Католицька Стрийська Єпархія
Coat of arms of Stryi
Location
Territory5 Raions of Lviv Oblast
Ecclesiastical provinceArcheparchy of Lviv
HeadquartersStryi, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine
Statistics
Area4,145 km2 (1,600 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2014)
397,217
305,041 (76.8%)
Parishes358
Information
Sui iuris churchUkrainian Greek Catholic Church
RiteByzantine
EstablishedJuly 21, 2000
CathedralUkrainian Catholic Cathedral of Holy Dormition of the Mother of God
Patron saintSt. James Apostol
Secular priests251
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Major ArchbishopMajor Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk
BishopTaras Senkiv
Metropolitan ArchbishopIhor Vozniak Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Lviv
Auxiliary BishopsBohdan Manyshyn
Map
Website
Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stryi

The Eparchy of Stryi is an eparchy of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. It is a suffragan see of the Archeparchy of Lviv. 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. The incumbent eparch is Taras Senkiv. The Cathedral church of the diocese is the "Cathedral of Dormition of the Mother of God" in the city of Stryi.

Seat of the Eparchy: The Cathedral of Dormition of the Mother of God

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.

History

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Eparchial and auxiliary bishops

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

(22 May 2008 – 20 Jan 2010) Taras Senkiv O.M., titular bishop of Siccenna, auxiliary
(20 Jan 2010 – 02 Apr 2014) Taras Senkiv O.M., titular bishop of Siccenna, Apostolic Administrator
(since 02 Apr 2014 – ) Bohdan Manyshyn, titular bishop of Lesvi, auxiliary
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