Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Przemyśl–Warsaw

The Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Przemyśl–Warsaw (Latin: Archidioecesis Premisliensis–Varsaviensis ritus byzantini ucraini) is an ecclesiastical territory or ecclesiastical province of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church — a particular Eastern Catholic Church, that is located in the south-eastern part of Poland. It was erected in 1996. Its Byzantine Rite services are conducted in the Ukrainian language. As a metropolitan see, it has two suffragan sees: Olsztyn–Gdańsk and Wrocław-Koszalin. The incumbent ordinary of the archeparchy is Eugeniusz Popowicz. It is assisted and protected by the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches in Rome. The cathedral church of the archeparchy is the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, in the city of Przemyśl. Although the national capital of Warsaw was added to its title, there is no co-cathedral.

Archeparchy of Przemyśl–Warsaw

Archidioecesis Premisliensis–Varsaviensis ritus byzantini ucraini

Archieparchia przemysko-warszawska
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Przemyśl
Seat of the Archeparchy: The Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the St. John the Baptist, Przemyśl, Poland
Location
CountryPoland
TerritoryPoland
Ecclesiastical provinceArcheparchy of Przemyśl–Warsaw
HeadquartersPrzemyśl, Poland
Population
- Catholics
30,000
Information
Sui iuris churchUkrainian Greek Catholic
RiteByzantine Rite
Established24 May 1996
CathedralCathedral of St. John the Baptist, Przemyśl
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Major ArchbishopArchbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk
Metropolitan ArchbishopEugeniusz Popowicz, Archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Przemyśl–Warsaw
Map
Archeparchy of Przemyśl–Warsaw in grey
Archeparchy of Przemyśl–Warsaw in grey
Website
http://cerkiew.org/
Map of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the province of Lviv in 1939

Former cathedrals

Both former cathedrals (now Orthodox churches) are elsewhere in Podkarpackie Voivodeship:

Ecclesiastical province

The Metropolitan has two Suffragan Eparchies:

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 30,000 Eastern Catholics in 69 parishes and 2 missions with 44 priests (33 diocesan, 11 religious), 4 deacons, 96 lay religious (14 brothers, 82 sisters), 7 seminarians.

History

In 1087 the Eparchy of Przemyśl was established in the Principality of Peremyshl as Eastern Orthodox eparchy.

The town initially did not adhere to the Union of Brest (1595–96) thus having for a short period two bishops. In 1679, Innocenty Winnicki became the Orthodox bishop and on 23 June 1691 Innocenty publicly accepted the Union for himself and for his eparchy, and he remained the only bishop of the town after that the Greek Catholic bishop Ivan Malaxovskyj on the same year moved to Chełm. Innokentiy Vynnyckyj was succeeded in 1700 by his brother by Yurij Vynnyckyj who later became Metropolitan of Kyiv and Galicia.[1][2]

On 10 February 1934, it lost territory to establish the Apostolic Administration of Łemkowszczyzna

In 1946, Bishop Josaphat Kotsylovsky was arrested and extradited to the USSR, where he died in prison. In Poland, where the city of Przemysl and a majority of the eparchy was located (a portion was in the Ukrainian SSR), all priests were arrested and given sentences of between four and ten years. One hundred Ukrainian Greek Catholic priests remained in Poland. After their release, they kept a low profile, serving in the Latin rite Church, many as convent chaplains. Sixteen worked giving pastoral care to Ukrainian Catholics at pastoral centres. In 1977, the Latin Catholic Primate of Poland's Vicar-General for Ukrainian Greek Catholics was also named Dean of the Przemysl Eparchy by the Vatican. Cardinal Josyf Slipyj objected to this action as contrary to his prerogatives and appointed the same priest Administrator of the eparchy. In 1981, a second Vicar-General to the Primate was appointed for Ukrainian Greek Catholics in Poland outside of the traditional boundaries of the Przemysl Eparchy.[3]

On 16 January 1991, it gained back the territory from the suppressed daughter Apostolic Exarchate of Łemkowszczyzna (above, promoted in 1941, de facto defunct since 1947).

On 24 May 1996, the eparchy was promoted to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Przemyśl–Warszawa (Polish) / Przemysl–Warsaw (English) / Przemyśl–Varsavia (Curiate Italian) / Premislien(sis)–Varsavien(sis) ritus byzantini ucraini (Latin adjective).

It enjoyed a Papal visit from the Polish Pope John Paul II in June 1999.

On 25 November 2020 it lost the territory along with the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Wrocław–Koszalin to establish the new Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Olsztyn–Gdańsk.

On 6 February 2023, the Archeparchy of Przemyśl–Warsaw, as well as the entire metropolis of Przemyśl-Warsaw, taking into account the previous decision of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Ukraine[4] and the opinion of the Delegates of the Joint Diocesan Council in Porszewice in June 2022, decided to switch to the Revised Julian calendar from 1 September 2023.[5][6]

Episcopal ordinaries

(all Ukrainian rite)

Eparchs (Bishops) of Przemyśl (Ukrainian Rite)
Metropolitan Archeparchs (Archbishops) of Przemyśl–Warsaw
  • Jan Martyniak (see above 1996.05.24 – 2015.11.07)
  • Eugeniusz Popowicz (2015.11.07 – ...), succeeding as former Titular Bishop of Horrea Cœlia (2013.11.04 – 2015.11.07) and Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl–Warszawa of the Ukrainians (2013.11.04 – 2015.11.07).

References
  1. Blazejowsky, Dmytro (1990). Hierarchy of the Kyivan Church (861-1990). Rome. pp. 252, 273, 297.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Diocese of Przemysl, Sambor, and Sanok" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  3. Andrew Sorokowski (1986), Ukrainian Catholics and Orthodox in Poland since 1945
  4. "HISTORICAL DECISION: THE UGCC IN UKRAINE SWITCHES TO A NEW CALENDAR". Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  5. "The UGCC in Poland is also switching to a new calendar". Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  6. Stepan, ks Bogdan. "Від 1 вересня 2023 року УГКЦ в Польщі переходить на новий стиль щодо нерухомих свят – декрет (6 лютого 2023) | Archidiecezja Przemysko-Warszawska Kościoła Greckokatolickiego w Polsce" (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-03-22.

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