Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Kolomyia

Eparchy of Kolomyia

*Eparchia Kolomyiensis Ucrainorum*

Українська Греко-Католицька Коломийсько Єпархія
Eparchy of Kolomyia; Eparchia Kolomyiensis Ucrainorum; Українська Греко-Католицька Коломийсько Єпархія
Location
Country	Ukraine
Territory	7 Raions of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Ecclesiastical province	Archeparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk
Headquarters	Kolomyia, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine
Statistics
Area	14,095 km2 (5,442 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2013); 1,238,400; 238,400 (19.3%)
Information
Sui iuris church	Ukrainian Greek Catholic
Rite	Byzantine
Established	April 20, 1993
Cathedral	Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of Holy Transfiguration in Kolomyia
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Major Archbishop	Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk
Bishop	Vasyl Ivasyuk Bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Kolomyia.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Volodymyr Viytyshyn Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk
Auxiliary Bishops	Petro Holiney
Map
Website
	Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Kolomyia – Chernivtsi

The Eparchy of Kolomyia is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic eparchy of the Catholic Church situated in Ukraine. The eparchy is suffragan to the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk. The eparchy was established on 20 April 1993.

History

April 20, 1993: Established as Eparchy of Kolomyia – Chernivtsi from the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk.
September 12, 2017: Lost territory to establish the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Chernivtsi

The following is a list of the bishops of Kolomyia – Chernivtsi and their terms of service:

(13 May 2003 – 12 Dec 2004) Volodymyr Viytyshyn, coadjutor bishop

(12 Dec 2004 – 02 Jun 2005) Volodymyr Viytyshyn
(02 Jun 2005 – 21 May 2013) Mykola Simkaylo
(22 May 2013 – 13 Feb 2014) Vasyl Ivasyuk, titular bishop of Benda, Archiepiscopal Administrator
(since 13 Feb 2014 – ) Vasyl Ivasyuk

(since 20 Aug 2023) Petro Holiney, titular bishop of Abrittum, auxiliary