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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	Francis
Major Archbishop	Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk
Bishop	Dmytro Hryhorak, O.S.B.M.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Vasyl Semeniuk Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Ternopil–Zboriv
Map
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.^[1]

History

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

Eparchial and auxiliary bishops

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

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

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

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

References

External links

• Official website (in Ukrainian)

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