The eparchy was established as the Eastern Orthodox Eparchy of Halych at some time during the mid 12th century as a suffragan of the Metropolis of Kiev and all Rus'. The episcopal seat was located in Halych. In 1303, the eparchy was elevated to metropolitan status as the Metropolis of Halych. It held this status during several periods of the 14th century. After 1401, the title of the vacated province was moved to the Metropolitan of Kyiv.[1]
After the collapse of the Iron Curtain in 1989, the Church began to restore canonical regularity.[1] On 19 August 1990 Archbishop Volodymyr (Sternyuk) served the first Hierarchical Divine Liturgy in the returned to the church St. George's Cathedral, Lviv. On 30 March 1991, the Major Archbishop of Lviv, Cardinal Myroslav Lyubachivskyi, returned from Rome to his major archiepiscopal see in Lviv.
In 1992 the church synod adopted decision to create more eparchies out the archeparchy of Lviv and on 12 July 1993 it was approved by the Pope. There were established eparchy of Zboriv, eparchy of Sambir and Drohobych, and eparchy of Ternopil. In 2000 there were created eparchy of Stryi and eparchy of Sokal. In 2004 new Major Archbishop of Lviv Lubomyr Husar moved his see to Kiev, becoming Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halych, leaving the archeparchy of Lviv to Archbishop Ihor Vozniak.
Current statusedit
On 6 December 2004, it was downgraded in status from a "Major Archeparchy" to an "Archeparchy". On 21 November 2011 the church structure was again changed; it became a metropolitan see or ecclesiastical province with three suffragan eparchies:
As of 2023[update] the Metropolitan Archbishop of Lviv is Ihor Vozniak. He was an auxiliary bishop of the "Major Archeparchy of Lviv" during 2001–2004. In December 2004, he became an auxiliary bishop of the newly erected Ukrainian Catholic Major Archeparchy of Kyiv-Halych. In 2005, the Synod elected him as the first archbishop of the new Archeparchy of Lviv.
^ abcdeStruk, Danylo Husar (15 December 1993). Encyclopedia of Ukraine: Volume III: L-Pf. University of Toronto Press. pp. 1, 232. ISBN978-1-4426-5125-8.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Lviv news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2024 Learn how and when to remove this message The Archeparchy of Lviv is an ecclesiastical territory or ecclesiastical province of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church a particular Eastern Catholic Church that is located in Ukraine It was erected in 1807 As a metropolitan see it has three suffragan sees Stryi Sambir Drohobych and Sokal Zhovkva The incumbent Metropolitan Archbishop is Ihor Vozniak The cathedral church of the archeparchy is St George s in the city of Lviv Archeparchy of LvivArchieparchia Leopolitana UcrainorumCoat of armsLocationHeadquartersLviv UkraineInformationSui iuris churchUkrainian Greek CatholicRiteByzantine RiteCathedralSt George s Cathedral LvivPatron saintSaint GeorgeLanguageChurch Slavonic UkrainianCurrent leadershipPopeFrancisMajor ArchbishopSviatoslav ShevchukMetropolitan ArchbishopIhor Vozniak C Ss R Auxiliary BishopsVolodymyr Hrutsa C Ss R MapWebsitehttp ugcc lviv ua Map of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the province of Lviv in 1939 Contents 1 History 1 1 Eparchy of Halych 1156 1406 1 2 Eparchy of Lviv 1 3 Metropolis of Galicia 2 Current status 3 Timeline 4 Figures 5 Gallery of suffragan eparchies 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory editEparchy of Halych 1156 1406 edit The eparchy was established as the Eastern Orthodox Eparchy of Halych at some time during the mid 12th century as a suffragan of the Metropolis of Kiev and all Rus The episcopal seat was located in Halych In 1303 the eparchy was elevated to metropolitan status as the Metropolis of Halych It held this status during several periods of the 14th century After 1401 the title of the vacated province was moved to the Metropolitan of Kyiv 1 Eparchy of Lviv edit After long mediation Sigismund I re established the eparchy in mid 1539 moving its see to Lviv The eparchy at first did not recognize the Union of Brest of 1596 It joined the Union in 1700 as part of the Metropolis of Kiev Galicia and all Ruthenia 1 Metropolis of Galicia edit Following the Partitions of the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth at the end of the 18th century most lands fell under Russian rule In the remaining lands ruled by the Austrian Empire the Metropolis of Galicia or Halych was re established as an archeparchy in 1807 in the Habsburg ruled Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria After the Second World War in 1946 the archeparchy together with the entire Ukrainian Church was forcefully subjected under the Russian Orthodox Church However it continued to operate in secret in its canonical territory 1 In 1959 the archeparchy was elevated to the rank of Major Archeparchy by Pope John XXIII After the collapse of the Iron Curtain in 1989 the Church began to restore canonical regularity 1 On 19 August 1990 Archbishop Volodymyr Sternyuk served the first Hierarchical Divine Liturgy in the returned to the church St George s Cathedral Lviv On 30 March 1991 the Major Archbishop of Lviv Cardinal Myroslav Lyubachivskyi returned from Rome to his major archiepiscopal see in Lviv In 1992 the church synod adopted decision to create more eparchies out the archeparchy of Lviv and on 12 July 1993 it was approved by the Pope There were established eparchy of Zboriv eparchy of Sambir and Drohobych and eparchy of Ternopil In 2000 there were created eparchy of Stryi and eparchy of Sokal In 2004 new Major Archbishop of Lviv Lubomyr Husar moved his see to Kiev becoming Major Archbishop of Kyiv Halych leaving the archeparchy of Lviv to Archbishop Ihor Vozniak Current status editOn 6 December 2004 it was downgraded in status from a Major Archeparchy to an Archeparchy On 21 November 2011 the church structure was again changed it became a metropolitan see or ecclesiastical province with three suffragan eparchies Eparchy of Stryi Eparchy of Sambir and Drohobych Eparchy of Sokal and Zhovkva As of 2023 update the Metropolitan Archbishop of Lviv is Ihor Vozniak He was an auxiliary bishop of the Major Archeparchy of Lviv during 2001 2004 In December 2004 he became an auxiliary bishop of the newly erected Ukrainian Catholic Major Archeparchy of Kyiv Halych In 2005 the Synod elected him as the first archbishop of the new Archeparchy of Lviv Timeline editEstablished in the 12th century as Orthodox Eparchy of Halych on territory split off from the Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus 1303 Elevated as Metropolis of Halych 1406 Lost a metropolis status again become as an eparchy with Metropolis of Kiev and all Rus 1540 a see transferred to Lviv and renamed as Eparchy of Lviv and Halych March 7 1677 Clandestinely joined Union of Brest with Bishop Yosyf Shumlyansky June 9 1700 Joined Union of Brest with title Eparchy of Lviv Halych and Kamianets Podilskyi February 22 1807 Elevated as Metropolis with suffragan sees Eparchy of Przemysl Sambir and Eparchy of Chelm Belz January 29 1830 Lost the Eparchy of Chelm Belz that belongs immediately to the Holy See March 26 1885 Lost territory to establish the Eparchy of Stanislaviv December 23 1963 Elevated as Major Archeparchy April 20 1993 Lost territory to establish the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Sambir Drohobych April 20 1993 Lost territory to establish the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Ternopil April 20 1993 Lost territory to establish the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Zboriv In 2000 this eparchy was disestablished July 21 2000 Lost territory to establish the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Sokal July 21 2000 Lost territory to establish the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stryi December 6 2004 Elevated as Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Lviv no longer a Major Archeparchy and Metropolitan November 21 2011 Become a Metropolitan See with 3 another suffragan sees Figures editProminent figures in the archeparchy have included Vasyl Laba uk acting vicar general 1919 1920 1 Gallery of suffragan eparchies edit nbsp Archeparchy and 3 suffragans nbsp Archeparchy of Lviv nbsp Eparchy of Sokal Zhovkva nbsp Eparchy of Sambir Drohobych nbsp Eparchy of StryiSee also editCatholic Church in Ukraine Armenian Catholic Archeparchy of Lviv vacant Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lviv Mieczyslaw MokrzyckiReferences edit a b c d e Struk Danylo Husar 15 December 1993 Encyclopedia of Ukraine Volume III L Pf University of Toronto Press pp 1 232 ISBN 978 1 4426 5125 8 External links editOfficial website in Ukrainian Wasyl Lencyk Lviv eparchy Encyclopedia of Ukraine 49 52 00 N 24 05 00 E 49 8667 N 24 0833 E 49 8667 24 0833 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Lviv amp oldid 1202165884, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
