Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lviv of the Latins
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Archdiocese of Lviv of the Latins Archidioecesis Leopolitana Latinorum Митрополія Львова |
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| Location | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Ecclesiastical province | Lviv |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 68,000 km2 (26,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 4,499,000 138,000 (3.1%) |
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| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Митрополича базиліка-санктуарій Успіння Пресвятої Діви Марії (Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Mieczysław Mokrzycki |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Leon Maly |
| Emeritus Bishops | Marian Cardinal Jaworski |
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 Location of the Archdiocese of Lviv |
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lviv (of the Latins) (Latin: Archidioecesis Leopolitana Latinorum) is a Metropolitan archdiocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in western Ukraine.
Its Cathedral archiepiscopal see is a Minor Basilica and (Minor) World Heritage Site: Metropolian Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in Lviv (Львів), Lviv Oblast
The diocese has a second Minor Basilica: Basilica of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, in Chernivtsi (Чернівці), Chernivtsi Oblast.
Archbishop Mieczyslaw Mokrzycki is the current metropolitan archbishop of the archdiocese.
The diocese was canonically erected in 1358 as Diocese of Lviv / Lwow / Leopoli (Italian) / Leopolitan(us) Latinorum (Latin adjective)
As per 2014, it pastorally served 138,500 Catholics (3.1% of 4,500,000 total) on 68,000 km² in 278 parishes with 196 priests (140 diocesan, 56 religious), 215 lay religious (76 brothers, 139 sisters) and 32 seminarians.
As of 16 July 2007 there were 138 priests, 1 permanent deacon and 213 religious in the archdiocese.
The Metropolitan of the Archdiocese has six Latin suffragan sees :
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