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Greek Catholic Eparchy of Mukachevo

January 01, 1970

For other uses, see Eparchy of Mukachevo.

The Greek Catholic Eparchy of Mukachevo[1] is an eparchy (diocese) of the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church that was erected by the Pope Clement XIV in 1771. The geographic remit of the eparchy includes the south-western parts of Ukraine that are roughly within Zakarpatska Oblast. As an Eastern Catholic Church, it is in full communion with the Catholic Church. The eparchy is exempt, which means that it does have a metropolitan bishop but is directly subject to the Holy See. It is supervised by the Roman Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, a Roman Curia dicastery acting on behalf of the Pope. Its parishes observe the Byzantine Rite which is also celebrated by the majority of Orthodox Christians, and as provided for in the original terms of the Union of Uzhhorod. The episcopal seat is the Cathedral of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in the city of Uzhhorod.[2]

Greek Catholic
Eparchy of Mukachevo

Eparchia Munkacsiensis
Location
CountryUkraine
Statistics
Population
- Total		(as of 2010)
380,000
Parishes471
Information
DenominationCatholic Church (Eastern Catholic)
RiteByzantine Rite
EstablishedSeptember 19, 1771
CathedralHoly Cross Cathedral
PatronTheodore Romzha
Secular priests261
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopTeodor Matsapula
Apostolic AdministratorNil Lushchak
Map
Website
www.mgce.uz.ua

The eparchy is a mother eparchy of four modern metropolises: the Slovak Greek Catholic Church, the Romanian Greek Catholic Church, the Hungarian Greek Catholic Church, and the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church.[3]

History edit

 
Cathedral of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Uzhhorod

Some historians[who?] believe that the origins of the eparchy are to be found in the missionary work of Saints Cyril and Methodius in the ninth century. The 14th century saw the founding of the Saint Nicholas Monastery on Chernecha Hora (Hill of Monks) located in the city of Mukachevo.[citation needed] Many believe that from that point, the Eparchy of Mukachevo evolved into the entity as we know it today.[citation needed] The bishops resided at the Monastery and administered ecclesiastical affairs from there until 1766. After the union with Rome and until 1946, the Monastery of St Nicholas was also the principal religious house of the monks of the Order of Saint Basil the Great (OSBM), also called Basilian monks.[2]

The bishops, clergy and faithful of this eparchy were originally Orthodox Christians at some point were reconstituted under an eparchy suffragan to the original Metropolitan of Kiev (Rhosia Orthodox Church) that was under the jurisdiction of the Patriarch of Constantinople (see Eparchy of Mukačevo and Prešov).

In 1646, following the example of their compatriots across the Carpathian Mountains in Galicia (current day Western Ukraine), who in 1596 established the Union of Brest, the people of the Mukachevo eparchy united with the papal Holy See (recognizing the primacy of Catholic Rome, not Byzantine, Orthodox 'second Rome' Constantinople) under what is known as the Union of Uzhhorod. Other Eastern Orthodox Christians who belonged to the original Eastern Orthodox eparchy of Mukachevo and refused to convert joined the eparchy of Buda that is suffragan to the Serbian Patriarchate of Peć (and later Patriarchate of Karlovci).

In the political and spiritual climate of the day, union with Rome was considered by many to be a productive solution to promoting both the welfare of the people and the church. Following a model similar to that proposed at the Council of Florence, the people were allowed to maintain their Byzantine Rite spiritual, liturgical and canonical traditions, while recognizing the Roman Pontiff as the head of the universal church.[2] From 1646 to 1771 the eparchy was suffragan to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Eger.

On September 19, 1771, after decades of efforts on the part of the bishops of Mukachevo for recognition as a fully self-governing ecclesiastical entity, free from the control of the Latin Catholic bishops of Eger (today in Hungary), the Habsburg Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa issued a decree, subsequently approved by Rome, that created a jurisdictionally independent Mukachevo Eparchy no longer subordinate to the Latin Church ordinary. It was also at this time that the faithful of the eparchy formally became known as Greek Catholics. During the episcopate of Bishop Andrii Bachynskyij (1772-1809), the eparchy retained its historic name but its seat was moved to Uzhhorod (1780), where it remains to this day.

Following the Second World War and the occupation of Carpatho-Ukraine by the Soviet regime, the Greek Catholic Church was liquidated in 1949. All properties were allocated to the Russian Orthodox Church and the clergy and many faithful exiled to concentration camps. The bishop of Mukachevo during this time was Theodore Romzha. In 1947, Bishop Romzha was poisoned by NKVD (predecessor of the KGB) authorities. During the Soviet years, the Greek Catholic Church in Galicia, Transcarpathia and Slovakia continued to operate secretly in the underground.

Structure edit

With the collapse of the Soviet Union, many priests and faithful of the Eparchy of Mukachevo came out of the catacombs. The eparchy was allowed to officially renew its activities in 1989. Bishop Ivan Semedi, who had been secretly consecrated during the persecution years, was the first bishop to freely perform his ministry in over 40 years.

In 2014 the eparchy had 320,000 faithful, 2 bishops, 429 parishes, 280 diocesan priests, 30 religious priests, 44 men religious, 45 women religious, 0 deacons and 98 seminarians.[4]

List of Bishops edit

The list of the eparchs (bishops) of the Greek Catholic Eparchy of Mukachevo is:[5][6][7]

Eastern Orthodox bishops edit

  • Hierotheos, 940
  • Joannes I, 1491-1498
  • Basilius I, 1551-1552
  • Hilarius I, 1556-1559
  • Euthymius I, 1561-1567
  • Amphilochius, 1569-1596
  • Basilius II, 1597-inc.
  • Sergius, 1601-1616
  • Sophronius I, 1616
  • Hilarius II
  • Euthymius II, 1618-inc.
  • Petronius, 1623-1627
  • Joannes II (Hrehorovych), 1627-1633
  • Basilius III (Tarasovych), 1634-1642
  • Porphyry (Arden), 1640—1643
  • Sophronius II (Yusko), 1646 (Vlach)
  • Basilius III (Tarasovych), 1646-1648
  • Parfeniy (Petrovych-Ratoszynski), 1648—1649
  • Joannicius (Zeikan), 1652—1686
  • Theophanes (Mavrokordato), 1677 (Archbishop of Hungarian Ruthenia)
  • Methodius (Rakovecki), 1687—1692
  • Joseph (Stojka), 1692—1711
  • Dosyteus (Feodorovych), 1711—1734

Greek Catholic bishops edit

See also edit

Sources and external links edit

  • Official site 2019-04-03 at the Wayback Machine
  • GigaCatholic
  • The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church

References edit

  1. ^ . Archived from the original on 2019-04-03. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  2. ^ a b c . Archived from the original on 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
  3. ^ Havrosh, O. . Eparchy of Mukachevo website from Mirror Weekly. 6 July 2012
  4. ^ Ronald Roberson (source: Annuario Pontificio 2014) (January 10, 2015). "The Eastern Catholic Churches 2014" (PDF). Catholic Near East Welfare Association.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Eparchy of Mukacevo (1893). Schematismus Cleri Graeci Ritus Catholicorum Dioecesis Munkácsensis. p. VI.
  6. ^ Pelesz, Julian (1881). Geschichte der Union der ruthenischen Kirche mit Rom. Woerl. p. 1088.
  7. ^ "Eparchy of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 23 January 2015.

Further reading edit

  • Pekar, Athanasius B. (1979). The Bishops of the Eparchy of Mukachevo, with Historical Outlines. Pittsburgh: Byzantine Seminary Pres.
  • Véghseő, Tamás (2015). "Reflections on the Background to the Union of Uzhhorod / Ungvár (1646)" (PDF). Eastern Theological Journal. 1 (1): 147–181.

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For other uses see Eparchy of Mukachevo The Greek Catholic Eparchy of Mukachevo 1 is an eparchy diocese of the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church that was erected by the Pope Clement XIV in 1771 The geographic remit of the eparchy includes the south western parts of Ukraine that are roughly within Zakarpatska Oblast As an Eastern Catholic Church it is in full communion with the Catholic Church The eparchy is exempt which means that it does have a metropolitan bishop but is directly subject to the Holy See It is supervised by the Roman Dicastery for the Eastern Churches a Roman Curia dicastery acting on behalf of the Pope Its parishes observe the Byzantine Rite which is also celebrated by the majority of Orthodox Christians and as provided for in the original terms of the Union of Uzhhorod The episcopal seat is the Cathedral of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in the city of Uzhhorod 2 Greek CatholicEparchy of MukachevoEparchia MunkacsiensisLocationCountryUkraineStatisticsPopulation Total as of 2010 380 000Parishes471InformationDenominationCatholic Church Eastern Catholic RiteByzantine RiteEstablishedSeptember 19 1771CathedralHoly Cross CathedralPatronTheodore RomzhaSecular priests261Current leadershipPopeFrancisBishopTeodor MatsapulaApostolic AdministratorNil LushchakMapWebsitewww mgce uz ua The eparchy is a mother eparchy of four modern metropolises the Slovak Greek Catholic Church the Romanian Greek Catholic Church the Hungarian Greek Catholic Church and the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church 3 Contents 1 History 2 Structure 3 List of Bishops 3 1 Eastern Orthodox bishops 3 2 Greek Catholic bishops 4 See also 5 Sources and external links 6 References 7 Further readingHistory edit nbsp Cathedral of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Uzhhorod Some historians who believe that the origins of the eparchy are to be found in the missionary work of Saints Cyril and Methodius in the ninth century The 14th century saw the founding of the Saint Nicholas Monastery on Chernecha Hora Hill of Monks located in the city of Mukachevo citation needed Many believe that from that point the Eparchy of Mukachevo evolved into the entity as we know it today citation needed The bishops resided at the Monastery and administered ecclesiastical affairs from there until 1766 After the union with Rome and until 1946 the Monastery of St Nicholas was also the principal religious house of the monks of the Order of Saint Basil the Great OSBM also called Basilian monks 2 The bishops clergy and faithful of this eparchy were originally Orthodox Christians at some point were reconstituted under an eparchy suffragan to the original Metropolitan of Kiev Rhosia Orthodox Church that was under the jurisdiction of the Patriarch of Constantinople see Eparchy of Mukacevo and Presov In 1646 following the example of their compatriots across the Carpathian Mountains in Galicia current day Western Ukraine who in 1596 established the Union of Brest the people of the Mukachevo eparchy united with the papal Holy See recognizing the primacy of Catholic Rome not Byzantine Orthodox second Rome Constantinople under what is known as the Union of Uzhhorod Other Eastern Orthodox Christians who belonged to the original Eastern Orthodox eparchy of Mukachevo and refused to convert joined the eparchy of Buda that is suffragan to the Serbian Patriarchate of Pec and later Patriarchate of Karlovci In the political and spiritual climate of the day union with Rome was considered by many to be a productive solution to promoting both the welfare of the people and the church Following a model similar to that proposed at the Council of Florence the people were allowed to maintain their Byzantine Rite spiritual liturgical and canonical traditions while recognizing the Roman Pontiff as the head of the universal church 2 From 1646 to 1771 the eparchy was suffragan to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Eger On September 19 1771 after decades of efforts on the part of the bishops of Mukachevo for recognition as a fully self governing ecclesiastical entity free from the control of the Latin Catholic bishops of Eger today in Hungary the Habsburg Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa issued a decree subsequently approved by Rome that created a jurisdictionally independent Mukachevo Eparchy no longer subordinate to the Latin Church ordinary It was also at this time that the faithful of the eparchy formally became known as Greek Catholics During the episcopate of Bishop Andrii Bachynskyij 1772 1809 the eparchy retained its historic name but its seat was moved to Uzhhorod 1780 where it remains to this day Following the Second World War and the occupation of Carpatho Ukraine by the Soviet regime the Greek Catholic Church was liquidated in 1949 All properties were allocated to the Russian Orthodox Church and the clergy and many faithful exiled to concentration camps The bishop of Mukachevo during this time was Theodore Romzha In 1947 Bishop Romzha was poisoned by NKVD predecessor of the KGB authorities During the Soviet years the Greek Catholic Church in Galicia Transcarpathia and Slovakia continued to operate secretly in the underground Structure editWith the collapse of the Soviet Union many priests and faithful of the Eparchy of Mukachevo came out of the catacombs The eparchy was allowed to officially renew its activities in 1989 Bishop Ivan Semedi who had been secretly consecrated during the persecution years was the first bishop to freely perform his ministry in over 40 years In 2014 the eparchy had 320 000 faithful 2 bishops 429 parishes 280 diocesan priests 30 religious priests 44 men religious 45 women religious 0 deacons and 98 seminarians 4 List of Bishops editThe list of the eparchs bishops of the Greek Catholic Eparchy of Mukachevo is 5 6 7 Eastern Orthodox bishops edit Hierotheos 940 Joannes I 1491 1498 Basilius I 1551 1552 Hilarius I 1556 1559 Euthymius I 1561 1567 Amphilochius 1569 1596 Basilius II 1597 inc Sergius 1601 1616 Sophronius I 1616 Hilarius II Euthymius II 1618 inc Petronius 1623 1627 Joannes II Hrehorovych 1627 1633 Basilius III Tarasovych 1634 1642 Porphyry Arden 1640 1643 Sophronius II Yusko 1646 Vlach Basilius III Tarasovych 1646 1648 Parfeniy Petrovych Ratoszynski 1648 1649 Joannicius Zeikan 1652 1686 Theophanes Mavrokordato 1677 Archbishop of Hungarian Ruthenia Methodius Rakovecki 1687 1692 Joseph Stojka 1692 1711 Dosyteus Feodorovych 1711 1734 Greek Catholic bishops edit after the 1646 Union of Uzhhorod the Eparchy of Mukachevo united with Rome Vasyl Tarasovych 1646 1648 Petro Parfenii 1649 1665 Yosyf Voloshynovskyi 1670 1673 Porphyriy Kulchynskyi 1681 1686 Yosyf de Kamelis Joseph de Camillis 1690 1706 Yosyf Hodermarskyi 1706 1716 Hennadiy Bizantsiy 1716 1733 Stefan Olshavskyi 1733 1737 Havryil Blazhovskyi 1738 1742 Manuil Olshavskyi 1743 1767 Ivan Bradach 1767 1771 In 1771 the Eparchy of Mukachevo got his independence from the Latin bishop of Eger Ivan Bradach 1771 1772 Andriy Bachynskyi 1773 1809 auxiliary bishop Mykhaylo Bradach 1808 1812 Mykhaylo Bradach Apostolic Administrator 1812 1815 Oleksiy Povchiy 1816 1831 Vasyl Popovych 1837 1864 Stefan Pankovych 1866 1874 Ivan Pasteliy 1876 1891 Yuliy Firtsak 1891 1912 coadjutor bishop Antal Papp 1912 Antal Papp 1912 1924 Petro Gebey 1924 1931 Oleksandr Stoyka 1932 1943 Miklos Dudas Apostolic Administrator 1943 1946 Bl Teodor Romzha 1944 1947 In 1949 the Communist Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic abolished the Greek Catholic Church all its properties were allocated to the Russian Orthodox Church Clandestine Bishops Alexander Chira 1944 1983 Petro Oros 1944 1953 Konstantyn Sabov 1977 1982 Ivan Semedi 1978 1991 Yosyf Holovach 1983 1991 Ivan Margitych 1987 1991 In 16 January 1991 the Holy See confirmed all clandestine consecrations Ivan Semedi 1991 2002 auxiliary bishop Yosyf Holovach 1991 2000 auxiliary bishop Ivan Margitych 1991 2002 auxiliary bishop Đura Dzudzar 2001 2003 Milan Sasik Apostolic Administrator 2002 2010 Milan Sasik 2010 2020 auxiliary bishop Nil Lushchak 2012 2020 Nil Lushchak Apostolic Administrator since 2020 Teodor Matsapula since 2024See also editEparchy of Mukacevo and PresovSources and external links editOfficial site Archived 2019 04 03 at the Wayback Machine GigaCatholic The Hierarchy of the Catholic ChurchReferences edit Greek Catholic Eparchy of Mukachevo Official site Archived from the original on 2019 04 03 Retrieved 2017 03 18 a b c The Rusyns Rusyn Archived from the original on 2012 12 12 Retrieved 2010 09 10 Havrosh O Bishop Milan Eparchy of Mukachevo belongs to the biggest in Ukraine Vladika Milan Mukachivska yeparhiya nalezhit do najbilshih v Ukrayini Eparchy of Mukachevo website from Mirror Weekly 6 July 2012 Ronald Roberson source Annuario Pontificio 2014 January 10 2015 The Eastern Catholic Churches 2014 PDF Catholic Near East Welfare Association a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link Eparchy of Mukacevo 1893 Schematismus Cleri Graeci Ritus Catholicorum Dioecesis Munkacsensis p VI Pelesz Julian 1881 Geschichte der Union der ruthenischen Kirche mit Rom Woerl p 1088 Eparchy of Mukachevo Munkacs Ruthenian Catholic Hierarchy org David M Cheney Retrieved 23 January 2015 Further reading editPekar Athanasius B 1979 The Bishops of the Eparchy of Mukachevo with Historical Outlines Pittsburgh Byzantine Seminary Pres Veghseo Tamas 2015 Reflections on the Background to the Union of Uzhhorod Ungvar 1646 PDF Eastern Theological Journal 1 1 147 181 48 37 24 N 22 18 08 E 48 6232 N 22 3022 E 48 6232 22 3022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Greek Catholic Eparchy of Mukachevo amp oldid 1222905956, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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