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Roman Catholic Diocese of Odesa-Simferopol
Latin Catholic jurisdiction in Ukraine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Diocese of Odesa-Simferopol (Latin: Odesensis-Sympheropolitanus) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in southern Ukraine and Crimea.[1] A significant part of the Latin Church in Ukraine, it covers an area equivalent to about one-third the size of Poland including areas impacted by 2014 Crimean crisis, and the 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine.[1] Since 2014, there has been a de facto inter-state border that splits the diocese.
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Diocese of Odesa-Simferopol Dioecesis Odesensis-Sympheropolitanus Одесько-Сімферопольська дієцезія | |
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Location | |
Country | Ukraine |
Ecclesiastical province | Lviv |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Lviv |
Coordinates | 46.4804°N 30.7391°E / 46.4804; 30.7391 |
Statistics | |
Area | 138,000 km2 (53,000 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 9,980,000 33,000 (0.3%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 4 May 2002 |
Cathedral | Кафедральний собор Успіння Пресвятої Діви Марії Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Odesa |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Stanislav Shyrokoradiuk, O.F.M. |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Mieczysław Mokrzycki |
Auxiliary Bishops | Jacek Pyl, O.M.I. |
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Bronislaw Bernacki was the bishop of the diocese until 2020. He was appointed to the See of Odesa-Simferopol in May 2002 and is based in Odesa. Stanislav Shyrokoradiuk is the current bishop.