Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Imaculada Conceição in Prudentópolis

Eparchy of Imaculada Conceição in Prudentópolis Єпархія Непорочного зачаття Діви Марії в Прудентополісі
Location
Territory	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Archeparchy of São João Batista em Curitiba
Headquarters	Prudentópolis, Paraná, Brazil
Information
Sui iuris church	Ukrainian Greek Catholic
Rite	Byzantine
Established	May 12, 2014
Cathedral	St. Josaphat Cathedral in Prudentópolis
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Major Archbishop	Sviatoslav Shevchuk
Bishop	Meron Mazur, O.S.B.M. Bishop of the Eparchy of Imaculada Conceição in Prudentópolis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Valdomiro Koubetch, O.S.B.M. Archbishop of the Archeparchy of São João Batista em Curitiba

The Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of the Imaculada Conceição in Prudentópolis is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic (Byzantine Rite) eparchy (diocese) in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archeparch of São João Batista em Curitiba, who has no other suffragan.

It comprises Ukrainian Catholic parishes in the Southern part of Brazil, concurrently with various Latin provinces. Its cathedral episcopal see in Prudentópolis, Paraná, is currently held by Bishop Meron Mazur, O.S.B.M..

History

Meron Mazur, Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (O.S.B.M.) (2014.05.12 – ...), previously Titular Bishop of Simitthu & Auxiliary Bishop of São João Batista em Curitiba (2005.12.21 – 2014.05.12)

Eparchial bishops

Meron Mazur, Order of Saint Basil the Great (O.S.B.M.) (12 May 2014 - )

External links

Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church circumscriptions

Major Archeparchy	Kiev–Galicia

Metropolitan Archeparchy	Kyiv Lviv Przemyśl – Warsaw Winnipeg Philadelphia Ivano-Frankivsk Ternopil–Zboriv São João Batista em Curitiba

Eparchy	Ukraine Buchach Kamyanets-Podilskyi Kolomyia – Chernivtsi Sambir – Drohobych Sokal – Zhovkva Stryi Poland Wrocław - Gdańsk Canada Edmonton Saskatoon New Westminster Toronto United States Saint Nicholas of Chicago Saint Josaphat in Parma Stamford Brazil Imaculada Conceição in Prudentópolis Argentina Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires Australia Saints Peter and Paul of Australia Great Britain Holy Family of London France, Benelux and Switzerland Saint Wladimir-Le-Grand de Paris

Apostolic Exarchate	Germany and Scandinavia

Archiepiscopal Exarchate	Donetsk Kharkiv Krym Odessa Lutsk

Defunct circumscriptions	Apostolic Exarchate of Lemkowszczyzna (Poland) Kholm Eparchy (Poland) Eparchy of Zboriv (Ukraine)

Catholicism portal

Coordinates: 25°28′00″S 49°15′00″W / 25.4667°S 49.2500°W / -25.4667; -49.2500

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 3/23/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.