Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of São João Batista em Curitiba explained

Jurisdiction:Archeparchy
São João Batista em Curitiba
Latin:Sancti Ioannis Baptistae Curitibensis Ucrainorum
Territory:Brazil
Province:São João Batista em Curitiba
Headquarters:Curitiba, Brazil
Catholics:162,000
Sui Iuris Church:Ukrainian Greek Catholic
Rite:Byzantine
Established:November 29, 1971
Cathedral:Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Curitiba
Major Archbishop:Sviatoslav Shevchuk
Bishop:Valdomiro Koubetch, O.S.B.M.
Bishop Title:Archeparch
Website:Website of the Diocese

The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Archparchy or Archdiocese of (São João Batista em) Curitiba (Latin: Archparchia Sancti Ioannis Baptistae Curitibensis Ucrainorum) is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic archeparchy located in the city of Curitiba, which is also the Metropolitan see of a Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical province in Curitiba in Brazil. The ecclesiastical province has one suffragan, the Eparchy of Imaculada Conceição in Prudentópolis (Ukrainian).

History

It was established on May 30, 1962 as Apostolic Exarchate (exempt, i;e. directly subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province) of Brazil. On November 29, 1971, the exarchate was promoted as the Eparchy (diocese) of São João Batista em Curitiba.

Bishops

Episcopal ordinaries

So far, its exarchs and (arch)bishops -often monks in the Eastern tradition- always belonged to the Basilian order.

Apostolic Exarchs of Brazil (Ukrainian Catholic Rite)
Eparchs (Bishops) of São João Batista em Curitiba (Ukrainian Catholic Rite)
Metropolitan Archeparch(s (Archbishops)

Coadjutor bishops

Auxiliary bishops

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