Eparchy of Buchach

Eparchy of Buchach Eparchia Bucacensis Ucrainorum Бучацька єпархія Української греко-католицької церкви
Coat of arms of Buchach
Location
Country	Ukraine
Territory	7 Raions of Ternopil Oblast
Ecclesiastical province	Archeparchy of Ternopil–Zboriv
Headquarters	Chortkiv, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine
Statistics
Area	4,829 km2 (1,864 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2012) 382,980 211,314 (55.2%)
Information
Sui iuris church	Ukrainian Greek Catholic
Rite	Byzantine
Established	21 July 2000
Cathedral	Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul in Chortkiv
Patron saint	Blessed Hryhoriy Khomyshyn
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Major Archbishop	Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk
Bishop	Dmytro Hryhorak, O.S.B.M.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Teodor Martynyuk Metropolitan of Ternopil–Zboriv
Auxiliary Bishops	Terentiy Tsapchuk, O.S.B.M.
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Website
Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Buchach

Buchach is an eparchy of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church situated in Ukraine. The eparchy is suffragan to the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Ternopil – Zboriv. The eparchy was established on 21 July 2000.

The first and only eparch was Iryney Bilyk, O.S.B.M., who was eparch from 2000 to 2007. However, after his transfer to Rome in July 2007, Bishop Dmytro Hryhorak, O.S.B.M., became the eparch on 23 July 2011.

History

• 21 July 2000: Established as Eparchy of Buchach from the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Ternopil.

Eparchial bishops

The following is a list of the bishops of Buchach and their terms of service:

• (21 July 2000 – 28 July 2007) Iryney Bilyk, O.S.B.M.

(28 July 2007 – 23 July 2011) Fr. Dmytro Hryhorak, O.S.B.M., Apostolic Administrator

• (since 23 July 2011) Dmytro Hryhorak, O.S.B.M.

Auxiliary bishop

• (since 8 August 2026) Terentiy Tsapchuk, O.S.B.M., titular bishop of Horaea

External links

• Official website (in Ukrainian)