| Ukrainian Orthodox Vicariate Sighetu Marmației | |
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| Православний Український вікаріат у Сиготі(uk) Vicariatul Ortodox Ucrainean Sighetu Marmației(ro) | |
| Type | Eastern Christianity |
| Classification | Eastern Orthodox |
| Orientation | Ukrainian Orthodox |
| Scripture | Septuagint,New Testament |
| Theology | Eastern Orthodox theology |
| Polity | Episcopal |
| Primate | Daniel,Patriarch of All Romania |
| Distinct fellowships | Romanian Orthodox Church |
| Parishes | 33 |
| Language | Ukrainian |
| Liturgy | Byzantine Rite |
| Headquarters | Sighetu Marmației,Maramureș County |
| Origin | 1948 |
| Members | 53,300 |
| Priests | 27 |
| Places of worship | 33 |
| Official website | https://vicariatulortodoxucrainean.ro/ |
TheUkrainian Orthodox Vicariate Sighetu Marmației (Romanian:Vicariatul Ortodox Ucrainean Sighetu Marmației;Ukrainian:Православний Український вікаріат у Сиготі,romanized: Pravoslavnyy Ukrayins'kyy vikariat u Syhoti) is avicariate of theRomanian Orthodox Church servingEastern Orthodox believers fromRomania'sUkrainian community.
Most of Romania's Ukrainians belonged to theGreek-Catholic Church until the newly establishedCommunist regime outlawed it in 1948. Following their conversion to Orthodoxy, they were organised into a vicariate headquartered atSighetu Marmației, including parishes inMaramureș,Transylvania,Crișana, and theBanat. In 1952, the vicariate became a Ukrainianarchpriest's district, headquartered atPoienile de sub Munte and governed by theDiocese of Cluj. The district continued to function in this manner until 1990, receiving annual financial contributions from theRomanian Patriarchate.[1]
After the1989 fall of the Communist regime, the vicariate was re-established, again directed from Sighetu Marmaţiei and with two archpriest's districts, there and atLugoj. As of 2008, there were 33 parishes operating in 33 church buildings, 27 priests, onenunnery atRona de Sus, and approximately 53,300 members. The vicariate is under the Romanian Orthodox Church's jurisdiction, but is administratively autonomous. Unlike in the rest of the Romanian Orthodox Church, theJulian calendar is used.[1]
The Lugoj district was established in November 1990, following efforts by the local Ukrainian cultural organization. Initially, there were six parishes; later, the one atCopăcele reverted to the ordinary structure of the Romanian Orthodox Church, but nine other parishes were added, the total reaching fourteen by 2005. The ones atCriciova,Cornuțel, andZorile operate in pre-existing churches, while the remainder are new buildings, except the one atRemetea Mică, which holds services in the localRoman Catholic church.[2]
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