Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Buchach
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The Eparchy of Buchach is an eparchy
of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
in Ukraine
, in the ecclesiastical province of Kyiv-Halych.
The first and only eparch was Irynej Bilyk, O.S.B.M., who was eparch from 2000 to 2007. However, after his transfer to Rome in July 2007, Bishop Demetrius Hryhorak, O.S.B.M., became the eparch at July 23, 2011.
Eparchy
Eparchy is an anglicized Greek word , authentically Latinized as eparchia and loosely translating as 'rule over something,' like province, prefecture, or territory, to have the jurisdiction over, it has specific meanings both in politics, history and in the hierarchy of the Eastern Christian...
of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church , Ukrainska Hreko-Katolytska Tserkva), is the largest Eastern Rite Catholic sui juris particular church in full communion with the Holy See, and is directly subject to the Pope...
in Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
, in the ecclesiastical province of Kyiv-Halych.
The first and only eparch was Irynej Bilyk, O.S.B.M., who was eparch from 2000 to 2007. However, after his transfer to Rome in July 2007, Bishop Demetrius Hryhorak, O.S.B.M., became the eparch at July 23, 2011.