Ukrainian Catholic Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Krym

The Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Krym (Latin: Archiepiscopi Exarchatus Crimenses) is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic exarchate of the Catholic Church. It was established on 13 February 2014 from the Ukrainian Catholic Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Odesa – Crimea.

Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Krym
Location
Country Ukraine
TerritoryAutonomous Republic of Crimea
HeadquartersSimferopol, Ukraine de jure
Population
- Catholics

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Information
Sui iuris churchUkrainian Greek Catholic
RiteByzantine
EstablishedFebruary 13, 2014
CathedralUkrainian Catholic Cathedral in Simferopol
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Major ArchbishopSviatoslav Shevchuk
Apostolic AdministratorMykhaylo Bubniy, C.S.S.R., Archiepiscopal Administrator
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Because of the Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation in March 2014 some part of faithful and clergy left the Exarchate and Exarch was not appointed. Currently Exarchate is governing by Archiepiscopal Administrator from Odesa.

This is one from the only five Archiepiscopal Exarchates which exist in the world, all part of the particular Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and following the Byzantine Ukrainian Rite.

Status as Archiepiscopal Exarchate

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As Major Archbishops have similar authority to that of Patriarchs, Archiepiscopal Exarchates similarly have roughly the same status in canon law as Patriarchal Exarchates.

References

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