The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Archparchy or Archdiocese of (São João Batista em) Curitiba (Latin: Archparchia Sancti Ioannis Baptistae Curitibensis Ucrainorum) is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic archeparchy located in the city of Curitiba, which is also the Metropolitan see of a Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical province in Curitiba in Brazil. The ecclesiastical province has one suffragan, the Eparchy of Imaculada Conceição in Prudentópolis (Ukrainian).
Archeparchy of São João Batista em Curitiba Sancti Ioannis Baptistae Curitibensis Ucrainorum Архиєпархія з Сан-Жуан-Батіста ем Куритиба | |
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Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Territory | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | São João Batista em Curitiba |
Headquarters | Curitiba, Brazil |
Population - Catholics | 162,000 |
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Sui iuris church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic |
Rite | Byzantine |
Established | November 29, 1971 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Curitiba |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Major Archbishop | Sviatoslav Shevchuk |
Archeparch | Valdomiro Koubetch, O.S.B.M. |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
History
editIt was established on May 30, 1962 as Apostolic Exarchate (exempt, i;e. directly subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province) of Brazil. On November 29, 1971, the exarchate was promoted as the Eparchy (diocese) of São João Batista em Curitiba.
Bishops
editEpiscopal ordinaries
editSo far, its exarchs and (arch)bishops -often monks in the Eastern tradition- always belonged to the Basilian order.
- Apostolic Exarchs of Brazil (Ukrainian Catholic Rite)
- Bishop José Romão Martenetz (1962.05.30 – 1971.11.29; cfr. infra)
- Eparchs (Bishops) of São João Batista em Curitiba (Ukrainian Catholic Rite)
- Bishop José Romão Martenetz (cfr. supra; 1971.11.29 – 1978.03.10)
- Bishop Efraím Basílio Krevey (1978.03.10 – 2006.12.13)
- Bishop Valdomiro Koubetch (2006.12.13 – 2014.05.12; cfr. infra)
- Metropolitan Archeparch(s (Archbishops)
- Archeparch Valdomiro Koubetch (cfr. supra; 2014.05.12 – present)
Coadjutor bishops
edit- Efraím Basílio Krevey (Krevei) (1971-1978)
- Valdomiro Koubetch (2003-2006)
Auxiliary bishops
edit- Meron Mazur (2005-2014), appointed Bishop of Imaculada Conceição in Prudentópolis (Ukrainian)
- Daniel Kozelinski Netto (2007-2016), appointed Bishop of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires (Ukrainian), Argentina
References and External Links
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