Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lviv
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The Archdiocese of Lviv (of the Latins) (Latin: Archidioecesis Leopolitana Latinorum) (Ukrainian: Львівська архідієцезія) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in western Ukraine.
Archdiocese of Lviv of the Latins Archidioecesis Leopolitana Latinorum Львівська архідієцезія | |
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Location | |
Country | Ukraine |
Ecclesiastical province | Lviv |
Statistics | |
Area | 68,000 km2 (26,000 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 4,499,000 138,000 (3.1%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic 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 | Francis |
Archbishop | Mieczysław Mokrzycki |
Auxiliary Bishops | Leon Malyi, Eduard Kava |
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Location of the Archdiocese of Lviv | |
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Its Cathedral archiepiscopal see is a Minor Basilica and (Minor) World Heritage Site: Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in Lviv (Львів), Lviv Oblast. The diocese has a second Minor Basilica: Basilica of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, in Chernivtsi (Чернівці), Chernivtsi Oblast.
Archbishop Mieczyslaw Mokrzycki is the current metropolitan archbishop of the archdiocese. In Kyiv exists Apostolic Nunciature to Ukraine since 1992.