Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Santa María del Patrocinio in Buenos Aires

The Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires (Latin: Eparchia Sanctae Mariae a Patrocinio Bonaënsis) is an eparchy (diocese, bishopric) of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, which uses the Byzantine Rite in the Ukrainian language, for its faithful in major immigration country Argentina.

Eparchy of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires Eparchia Sanctae Mariae a Patrocinio Bonaërensis Ucrainorum Буенос-Айреська єпархія Покрови Пресвятої Богородиці Eparquía de Nuestra Señora del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires
Cathedral of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin in Buenos Aires Catedral Nuestra Señora del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires
Location
Country	Argentina
Territory	Argentina
Ecclesiastical province	Buenos Aires
Headquarters	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Population - Catholics	160,000
Information
Sui iuris church	Ukrainian Greek Catholic
Rite	Byzantine Rite
Established	April 24, 1978
Cathedral	Catedral Nuestra Señora del Patrocinio (Pokrov)
Patron saint	Santísima Virgen del Patrocinio
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Major Archbishop	Sviatoslav Shevchuk
Bishop	Daniel Kozelinski Netto
Metropolitan Archbishop	Mario Aurelio Poli

Its cathedral see is in the capital city of Buenos Aires, but must not be confused with the Roman Catholic (Latin rite) Metropolitan see of the ecclesiastical province of Buenos Aires in Argentina.

History

• February 19, 1959: Ordinariate for Eastern Catholics in Argentina Established
• February 9, 1968: Established as the Ukrainian Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Argentina
• April 24, 1978: Promoted as Eparchy of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires

Episcopate

Apostolic Exarchs of Argentina (Ukrainian Rite)

• Bishop Andrés Sapelak, S.D.B. (February 9, 1968 – April 24, 1978)

Bishops of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires (Ukrainian Rite)

• Bishop Andrés Sapelak, S.D.B. (April 24, 1978 – December 12, 1997)
  • Bishop Miguel Mykycej, F.D.P. (Apostolic Administrator January 21, 1998 – April 24, 1999)
• Bishop Miguel Mykycej, F.D.P. (April 24, 1999 – April 10, 2010)
  • Apostolic Administrator of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires (Ukrainian Rite)
  • Sviatoslav Shevchuk, (April 10, 2010 – March 25, 2011)
  • Apostolic Administrator sede vacante of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires
  • Bishop Daniel Kozelinski Netto (June 22, 2011 – October 8, 2016)
• Bishop Daniel Kozelinski Netto (since October 8, 2016)

Auxiliary bishops

• Miguel Mykycej, F.D.P. (1990-1999), appointed Bishop here
• Sviatoslav Shevchuk (2009-2011), elected Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine

References and external links

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy