Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Sambir–Drohobych

The Eparchy of Sambir – Drohobych is an eparchy of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, in the ecclesiastical province of Kyiv-Halych.

Eparchy of Sambir – Drohobych

Eparchia Samboriensis–Drohobychiensis Ucrainorum

Українська Греко-Католицька Самбірсько-Дрогобицька Єпархія
Coat of arms of Sambir–Drohobych
Location
Territory6 Raions of Lviv Oblast
Ecclesiastical provinceArcheparchy of Lviv
HeadquartersDrohobych, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine
Statistics
Area6,900 km2 (2,700 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2014)
598,180
396,721 (66.3%)
Information
Sui iuris churchUkrainian Greek Catholic
RiteByzantine
Established20 April 1993 (re-established)
CathedralUkrainian Catholic Cathedral of Holy Trinity
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Major ArchbishopMajor Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk
BishopYaroslav Pryriz Bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Sambir-Drohobych.
Metropolitan ArchbishopIhor Vozniak Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Lviv
Auxiliary BishopsHryhoriy Komar
Map
Website
Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Sambir-Drohobych
Seat of the Eparchy: The Cathedral of Holy Trinity

The first eparch was Yulian Voronovskyi, M.S.U., who was appointed to this position by Pope John Paul II on 30 March 1994, having previously been as Archiepiscopal Administrator of the eparchy from its inception in 1993.

Eparch Yaroslav Pryriz C.S.S.R., who had been Coadjutor Bishop of the Eparchy, became Eparch when Sviatoslav Shevchuk, Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halych (Kyiv), Ukraine, with the consent of the Permanent Synod meeting in Curitiba, Brazil, on Saturday, 10 September 2011, and having informed the Apostolic See, accepted the resignation of Eparch Voronovskyi.

History

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Eparchial and auxiliary bishops

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The following is a list of the bishops of Sambir – Drohobych and their terms of service:

(2 Mar 2006 – 21 Apr 2010) Yaroslav Pryriz C.S.S.R., titular bishop of Auzia, auxiliary
(21 Apr 2010 – 10 Sep 2011) Yaroslav Pryriz C.S.S.R., coadjutor bishop
(since 25 Jun 2014 – ) Hryhoriy Komar, titular bishop of Acci, auxiliary
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