Roman Catholic Diocese of Kharkiv-Zaporizhzhia explained

Country:Ukraine
Kharkiv-Zaporizhzhia
Jurisdiction:Diocese
Latin:Dioecesis Kharkiviensis-Zaporizhiensis
Local:Єпархія Харків-Запоріжжя
Province:Lviv
Metropolitan:Lviv
Metro Archbishop:Mieczysław Mokrzycki
Auxiliary Bishops:Jan Sobilo
Emeritus Bishops:Marian Buczek
Cathedral:Кафедральний собор Успіння Пресвятої Діви Марії
Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Kharkiv
Cocathedral:Прокафедральний собор Бога Отця Милосердного
Co-Cathedral of the Merciful Father, Zaporizhzhia
Rite:Latin Rite
Area Km2:196,300
Population:15,621,350
Population As Of:2019
Catholics:48,430
Catholics Percent:0.3
Map:Kharkiv-Zaporizhia diocese location.png
Headquarters:Kharkiv
Coordinates:49.9964°N 36.2354°W

The Diocese of Kharkiv-Zaporizhzhia (Latin: Dioecesis Kharkiviensis-Zaporizhiensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in Ukraine. Pavlo Honcharuk is the current bishop of the diocese. The diocesan seat is the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Kharkiv, and the co-cathedral is the Co-Cathedral of the Merciful Father in Zaporizhzhia.

History

The diocese was created in 2002, when territory from the dioceses of the Diocese of Kamyanets-Podilskyi, and the Diocese of Kyiv-Zhytomyr was split off and merged. The result created two dioceses with Catholic of around 5 percent, and one diocese with only 0.4, which is one of the lowest for any diocese.

Geography

The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lviv of the Latins.

Ordinaries

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