Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stryi explained

Jurisdiction:Eparchy
Stryi
Latin:Eparchia Striensis Ucrainorum
Territory:5 Raions of Lviv Oblast
Province:Archeparchy of Lviv
Headquarters:Stryi, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine
Area Km2:4,145
Population:397,217
Population As Of:2014
Catholics:305,041
Catholics Percent:76.8
Parishes:358
Sui Iuris Church:Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
Rite:Byzantine
Established:July 21, 2000
Cathedral:Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of Holy Dormition of the Mother of God
Patron:St. James Apostol
Priests:251
Major Archbishop:Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk
Bishop:Taras Senkiv
Bishop Title:Bishop
Metro Archbishop:Ihor Vozniak Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Lviv
Map:Map of Greek Catholic Eparchy of Stryi.svg
Website:Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stryi

The Eparchy of Stryi is an eparchy of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. It is a suffragan see of the Archeparchy of Lviv. The first Eparch was Bishop Julian Gbur, who was appointed to this position by Pope John Paul II on 21 July 2000. He died on 24 March 2011. The incumbent eparch is Taras Senkiv. The Cathedral church of the diocese is the "Cathedral of Dormition of the Mother of God" in the city of Stryi.

On Wednesday, 20 January 2010, Pope Benedict XVI gave his assent to the declaration of impediment of the eparchial see of Stryi of the Ukrainians, Ukraine, canonically issued by the Synod of Bishops of the Greek-Catholic Ukrainian Church, because of the state of health of Julian Gbur, S.V.D., in accordance with Canon 233, Paragraph 1 of the Code of Canon Law for the Eastern Churches. He accepted the proposal of the Synod of Bishops of the Greek-Catholic Ukrainian Church to appoint Auxiliary Bishop Senkiv as Apostolic Administrator "ad nutum Sanctae Sedis" of the Eparchy of Stryi.

History

Eparchial and auxiliary bishops

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

(22 May 2008 – 20 Jan 2010) Taras Senkiv O.M., titular bishop of Siccenna, auxiliary

(20 Jan 2010 – 02 Apr 2014) Taras Senkiv O.M., titular bishop of Siccenna, Apostolic Administrator

(since 02 Apr 2014 –) Bohdan Manyshyn, titular bishop of Lesvi, auxiliary

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