Jurisdiction: | Eparchy |
Buchach | |
Latin: | Eparchia Bucacensis Ucrainorum |
Territory: | 7 Raions of Ternopil Oblast |
Province: | Archeparchy of Ternopil–Zboriv |
Headquarters: | Chortkiv, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine |
Area Km2: | 4,829 |
Population: | 382,980 |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Catholics: | 211,314 |
Catholics Percent: | 55.2 |
Sui Iuris Church: | Ukrainian Greek Catholic |
Rite: | Byzantine |
Established: | 21 July 2000 |
Cathedral: | Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul in Chortkiv |
Patron: | Blessed Hryhoriy Khomyshyn |
Major Archbishop: | Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk |
Bishop: | Dmytro Hryhorak, O.S.B.M. |
Bishop Title: | Bishop |
Metro Archbishop: | Vasyl Semeniuk Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Ternopil–Zboriv |
Map: | Map of Greek Catholic Eparchy of Buchach.svg |
Website: | Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Buchach |
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.
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]
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