Eparchy of Vinnytsia and Bar

Eparchy of Vinnytsia and Bar (Ukrainian: Вінницько-Барська єпархія) is an eparchy (diocese) of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine centered in Vinnytsia. It unites parishes of Vinnytsia Oblast that have moved from the UOC (MP)

Eparchy of Vinnytsia and Bar
Transfiguration Cathedral
Location
TerritoryVinnytsia Oblast
HeadquartersVinnytsia
Information
DenominationEastern Orthodox
Sui iuris churchOrthodox Church of Ukraine
Established2018
LanguageUkrainian
Current leadership
GovernanceEparchy
BishopSymeon (Shostatsky)

The seat of Eparchy is in the Transfiguration Cathedral in Vinnytsia.

History

The Eparchy of Vinnytsia and Bar, Ukraine emerged on 14 December 2018 after the Unification Council as a result of the transfer of Symeon (Shostatsky) under the jurisdiction of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine and the communities of the cathedral of this diocese.[1] The charter of the eparch administration was registered by the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy on 15 March 2019.[2]

According to the information provided in January 2021 by Metropolitan Simeon, out of about 320 parishes he headed before moving to the OCU of the Vinnytsia and Bar, Ukraine eparchy of the UOC (MP), 51 parishes, as well as some parishes of the neighboring eparchies of Tulchyn and Mohyliv-Podilskyi, moved to the Vinnytsia eparchy of the OCU.[3]

References
  1. "У Вінниці парафіяни Свято-Преображенського собору перейшли до ПЦУ". Укрінформ.
  2. "Міністерство культури України налагодило процес здійснення реєстраційних дій як суб'єкт державної реєстрації релігійних організацій" [Ministry of Culture and Information Policy]. 26 March 2019.
  3. "Митрополит Симеон: "Єдина автокефальна Православна Церква в Україні буде — за мого життя!"". risu.ua (in Ukrainian). 15 January 2021.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.