Buchach is an eparchy of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church situated in Ukraine. The eparchy is suffragan to the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Ternopil – Zboriv. The eparchy was established on 21 July 2000.

Eparchy of Buchach

Eparchia Bucacensis Ucrainorum

Бучацька єпархія Української греко-католицької церкви
Coat of arms of Buchach
Location
Country Ukraine
Territory7 Raions of Ternopil Oblast
Ecclesiastical provinceArcheparchy of Ternopil–Zboriv
HeadquartersChortkiv, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine
Statistics
Area4,829 km2 (1,864 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2012)
382,980
211,314 (55.2%)
Information
Sui iuris churchUkrainian Greek Catholic
RiteByzantine
Established21 July 2000
CathedralUkrainian Catholic Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul in Chortkiv
Patron saintBlessed Hryhoriy Khomyshyn
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Major ArchbishopMajor Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk
BishopDmytro Hryhorak, O.S.B.M.
Metropolitan ArchbishopVasyl Semeniuk Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Ternopil–Zboriv
Map
Website
Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Buchach

The first and only eparch was Iryney Bilyk, O.S.B.M., who was eparch from 2000 to 2007. However, after his transfer to Rome in July 2007, Bishop Dmytro Hryhorak, O.S.B.M., became the eparch on 23 July 2011.[1]

History

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Eparchial and auxiliary bishops

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

(28 Jul 2007 – 23 Jul 2011) Fr. Dmytro Hryhorak, O.S.B.M., Apostolic Administrator

References

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