Apostolic Exarchate in Germany and Scandinavia for the Ukrainians
Apostolic Exarchate in Germany and Scandinavia for the Ukrainians Exarchatus Apostolicus Germaniae et Scandiae | |
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Cathedral of the Intercession of the Mother of God and of St. Andrew the Firstcalled | |
Location | |
Ecclesiastical province | Apostolic Exarchate of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church |
Statistics | |
Parishes | 19 |
Information | |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Intercession of the Mother of God and of St. Andrew the Firstcalled |
Secular priests | 34 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Rt Revd Petro Kryk |
The Apostolic Exarchate in Germany and Scandinavia for the Ukrainians (German: Apostolisches Exarchat für Deutschland und Skandinavien Latin: Exarchatus Apostolicus Germaniae et Scandiae) covers Ukrainian Greek Catholics in Germany, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. It was established on 17 April 1959. Its cathedral church is the Kathedrale Maria Schutz und St. Andreas. The current apostolic exarch is Petro Kryk.
Apostolic Exarchs
- Platon Kornyljak (7 July 1959 – 16 December 1996)
- Michel Hrynchyshyn, Apostolic Administrator (16 December 1996 – 3 February 2001)
- Petro Kryk (3 February 2001 – present)
Parishes
Note that in many parishes, the Ukrainian Catholics use the local Latin Rite Catholic church as a location for Divine Liturgy. This list is not complete.
- Denmark
- Sankt Ansgars kirke Cathedral, Copenhagen: 1st Sunday of each month at noon
See also
References
External links
- GCatholic.org information
- Apostolische Exarchie für katholische Ukrainer des byzantinischen Ritus in Deutschland und Skandinavie (German) (Ukrainian)
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