Archdiocese of Lviv of the Latins Archidioecesis Leopolitana Latinorum Львівська архідієцезія | |
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| Country | Ukraine |
| Ecclesiastical province | Lviv |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 68,000 km2 (26,000 sq mi) |
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| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Митрополича базиліка-санктуарій Успіння Пресвятої Діви Марії (Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Archbishop | Mieczysław Mokrzycki |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Leon Malyi,Eduard Kava |
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TheArchdiocese of Lviv (of the Latins) (Latin:Archidioecesis Leopolitana Latinorum) (Ukrainian:Львівська архідієцезія) is aLatin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction orarchdiocese of theCatholic Church in westernUkraine.
ItsCathedral archiepiscopal see is aMinor Basilica and (Minor)World Heritage Site: Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of theAssumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, inLviv (Львів),Lviv Oblast. The diocese has a secondMinor Basilica: Basilica of theExaltation of the Holy Cross, inChernivtsi (Чернівці),Chernivtsi Oblast.
ArchbishopMieczyslaw Mokrzycki is the current metropolitan archbishop of thearchdiocese. InKyiv existsApostolic Nunciature to Ukraine since 1992.
The diocese was canonically erected in 1358 (or 1375[1]) asDiocese of Lviv / Lwow / Leopoli (Italian) / Leopolitan(us) Latinorum (Latin adjective)
As per 2014, it pastorally served 138,500 Roman Catholics (3.1% of 4,500,000 total) on 68,000 km² in 278 parishes with 196 priests (140 diocesan, 56 religious), 215 lay religious (76 brothers, 139 sisters) and 32 seminarians.
As of 16 July 2007 there were 138priests, 1 permanentdeacon and 213religious in the archdiocese.[2]
As per 2014: 12 deaneries, the area of 68,000 km², 286 parishes.[3]
The archdiocese is ametropolitan see with six Latinsuffragan sees in itsecclesiastical province:
And also Seminary inBriukhovychi.[3]
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| Latin Province of Lviv | |
| Eastern Catholic sui iuris |
/exemptArmenian Catholic Ordinariate of Eastern Europe, directly dependent on the Holy See
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| Ukrainian Catholic Province of Lviv | |
| Ukrainian Catholic Province of Ivano-Frankivsk | |
| Ukrainian Catholic Province of Ternopil – Zboriv | |
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