Roman Catholic Diocese of Odessa-Simferopol

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Diocese of Odessa-Simferopol
Dioecesis Odesensis-Sympheropolitanus
Location
Country Ukraine
Statistics
Area 138,000 km2 (53,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics

10 000 000
16 360 (0.2%)
Information
Rite Latin
Cathedral Кафедральний собор Успіння Пресвятої Діви Марії
Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Odessa
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Bronislaw Bernacki
Auxiliary Bishop Petro Herkulan Malchuk, O.F.M.
Map

Location of the Diocese of Odessa-Simferopol

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Odessa-Simferopol (Latin: Odesensis-Sympheropolitanus) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church in Ukraine. Bronislaw Bernacki is the current bishop of the diocese. He was appointed to the See of Odessa-Simferopol in May 2002.

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History[edit]

The history of the diocese begins in 2002, when the diocese of Odessa-Simferopol was erected from the Diocese of Kamyanets-Podilskyi.

Geography[edit]

The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lviv of the Latins.

Ordinaries[edit]

  • Bronislaw Bernacki (4 May 2002 Appointed - )

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