- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lviv
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Archdiocese of Lviv of the Latins
Archidioecesis Leopolitana LatinorumLocation Country Ukraine Statistics Area 68,000 km2 (26,000 sq mi) Population
- Total
- Catholics
4 500 000
150 000 (3.3%)Information Rite Latin Cathedral Митрополича базиліка-санктуарій Успіння Пресвятої Діви Марії
Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin MaryCurrent leadership Bishop Mieczysław Mokrzycki Auxiliary Bishop Leon Maly Emeritus Bishops Marian Cardinal Jaworski Map 
Location of the Archdiocese of LvivThe Archdiocese of Lviv of the Latins (Latin: Archidioecesis Leopolitana Latinorum) is a metropolitan archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church in western Ukraine. Archbishop Mieczyslaw Mokrzycki is the current metropolitan archbishop of the archdiocese.
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History
The diocese was canonically erected on August 28, 1412 by Pope Gregory XII. Pope John Paul II visited the archdiocese as part of his papal visit to Ukraine in June 2001. This included a Papal Address to the young people in Lviv.
Geography
The archdiocese has six suffragan dioceses which are Kamyanets-Podilskyi, Kharkiv-Zaporizhia, Kyiv-Zhytomyr, Lutsk, Mukacheve and Odessa-Simferopol.
Ordinaries
List of recent archbishops
Also see List of Roman Catholic bishops of Lwów
Incumbent Term Start Term Finish Notes Andrzej Alojzy Ankwicz 25 Mar 1815 30 Sep 1833 Appointed, Archbishop of Praha (Prague) Franz Xavier Luschin 18 Mar 1834 9 Jan 1835 Appointed, Archbishop of Gorizia e Gradisca St. Józef Bilczewski 17 Dec 1900 30 Mar 1923 Died Boleslaw Twardowski 3 Aug 1923 22 Nov 1945 Died Eugeniusz Baziak 22 Nov 1945 15 Jun 1962 Died Marian Cardinal Jaworski 16 Jan 1990 21 Oct 2008 Retired Mieczysław Mokrzycki 21 Oct 2008 Statistics
As of 16 July 2007 there are 138 priests, 1 permanent deacon and 213 religious in the archdiocese.[1]
Footnotes
- ^ Vatican Information Service July 16, 2007
See also
External links
- Website of the Archdiocese
- Giga-Catholic Information
- catholic-hierarchy.org
"Lemberg". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.
Roman Catholic dioceses in Ukraine Province of Lviv Archdiocese of Lviv · Diocese of Kyiv–Zhytomyr · Diocese of Kamyanets–Podilskyi · Diocese of Lutsk · Diocese of Mukacheve · Diocese of Kharkiv–Zaporizhia · Diocese of Odessa–SimferopolCategories:- Roman Catholic dioceses in Ukraine
- 1412 establishments
- Religious organizations established in the 1410s
- Roman Catholic dioceses established in the 15th century
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