Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Sambir - Drohobych
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Eparchy of Sambir – Drohobych Eparchia Samboriensis–Drohobychiensis Ucrainorum Українська Греко-Католицька Самбірсько-Дрогобицька Єпархія |
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.svg) Coat of arms of Sambir–Drohobych
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| Location | |
| Territory | 6 Raions of Lviv Oblast |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archeparchy of Lviv |
| Headquarters | Drohobych, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,900 km2 (2,700 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2014) 598,180 396,721 (66.3%) |
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| Sui iuris church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic |
| Rite | Byzantine |
| Established | April 20, 1993 (re-established) |
| Cathedral | Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of Holy Trinity |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Major Archbishop | Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk |
| Bishop | Yaroslav Pryriz Bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Sambir-Drohobych. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Ihor Vozniak Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Lviv |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Hryhoriy Komar |
| Website | |
| 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.
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 (Kiev), 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.
The following is a list of the bishops of Sambir – Drohobych and their terms of service:
Coordinates: 49°27′00″N 22°57′00″E / 49.4500°N 22.9500°E
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