Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Ternopil–Zboriv
The Archeparchy of Ternopil - Zboriv is an archeparchy of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and centre of the ecclesiastical province.
Archeparchy of Ternopil – Zboriv Archieparchia Ternopoliensis-Zborovensis Тернопільсько-Зборівська Архиєпархія | |
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 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Holy Mother of God | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,346 km2 (3,222 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2014) 636,000 385,000 (60.53%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Ukrainian Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church |
| Rite | Byzantine Rite |
| Established | 20 April 1993 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Holy Mother of God in Ternopil |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Major Archbishop | Sviatoslav Shevchuk |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Vasyl Semeniuk |
| Suffragans | Eparchy of Buchach |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Teodor Martynyuk (Auxiliary Bishop) |
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| Website | |
| Website of the Archeparchy | |
The current eparch is Vasyl Semeniuk, who was appointed to this position on 19 October 2006, having previously been Auxiliary Bishop of the eparchy from 2004.
History
- April 20, 1993: Established as Eparchy of Ternopil from the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Lviv.
- July 21, 2000: Lost territory to establish the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Buchach.
- July 21, 2000: Gained territory from the suppressed Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Zboriv and renamed as Eparchy of Ternopil – Zboriv.
- November 21, 2011: Elevated as Archeparchy of Ternopil - Zboriv.
- December 11, 2015: Lost territory to restore the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Kamyanets-Podilskyi.
Eparchial and auxiliary bishops
The following is a list of the bishops and archbishops of Ternopil - Zboriv and their terms of service:
- Eparchy of Ternopil
- (20 Apr 1993 – 29 Jun 2006) Mykhaylo Sabryha, C.S.S.R.
- (10 Feb 2004 – 19 Oct 2006) Vasyl Semeniuk, titular bishop of Castra Severiana, auxiliary
- (19 Oct 2006 – 22 Dec 2011) Vasyl Semeniuk ( see below)
- Archeparchy of Ternopil - Zboriv
- (since 22 Dec 2011 – ) Vasyl Semeniuk (see above)
- (since 12 Mar 2015 – ) Teodor Martynyuk, M.S.U., titular bishop of Mopta, auxiliary
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