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Apostolic Exarchate of Łemkowszczyzna Apostolica Exarchia Lemkovszczyznaensis Ucrainorum Апостольський Екзархат Лемківщини | |
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 The Holy Trinity Cathedral inSanok (in 1946 was given to Orthodox by Polish Communist government) | |
| Location | |
| Territory | Southern-Eastern part ofPoland |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediately subject to the Holy See |
| Headquarters | Rymanów-Zdrój (until April 30, 1938) since –Sanok |
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| Sui iuris church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic |
| Rite | Byzantine |
| Established | February 10, 1934 |
| Dissolved | January 16, 1991 (in fact after 1947) |
| Cathedral | The Holy Trinity Church inSanok |
| Patron saint | Immacolate Virgin Mary |
| Leadership | |
| Exarch | Msgr.Oleksandr Malynovskyi (last Apostolic Exarch). |
TheApostolic Exarchate of Łemkowszczyzna[a] was a short-lived missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction (exempt, i.e. immediately subject to theHoly See) of theUkrainian Greek Catholic Church (Byzantine Rite inUkrainian language), which was created as theApostolic Administration of Łemkowszczyzna and then promoted as anApostolic Exarchate. The erection of the jurisdiction was in response to the question of the national character of the Lemko people, a dispute between a pro-Ukrainian party and a Lemko nationalist party. The Eparchy of Przemyśl was pro-Ukrainian while the Polish government was opposed to Ukrainianization. Of a population of 140,000, more than 18,000 Lemko nationalists joined theOrthodox Church in opposition to the Przemyśl Eparchy. At the demand of the Polish government and to curtail losses to the Orthodox, the Holy See established a separate Apostolic Administration for the Lemkos. Poland's defeat and occupation in 1939 allowed for the appointment of the pro-Ukrainian Msgr. Oleksandr Malynovskyi as leader of the jurisdiction when a vacancy occurred in 1941.[1]
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