Ruthenian Church

Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions

DateAscendingCountryChange
1689Ukraine UkraineApostolic Vicariate of Mukacheve (Ruthenian Rite) was established
1771.09.19Ukraine UkraineApostolic Vicariate of Mukacheve (Ruthenian Rite) was promoted as Diocese of Mukacheve (became suffragan of Esztergom)
1823.07.03Ukraine UkraineDiocese of Mukacheve (Ruthenian Rite) lost territory to Diocese of Oradea Mare
1914Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and HerzegovinaApostolic Administration of Bosna i Hercegovina (Ruthenian Rite) was established (from Diocese of Križevci)
1922Romania RomaniaApostolic Administration of Targul-Siret (Ruthenian Rite) was established
1924Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and HerzegovinaApostolic Administration of Bosna i Hercegovina (Ruthenian Rite) was suppressed (to Diocese of Križevci)
1924.05.08USA USAApostolic Exarchate of United States of America (Ruthenian Rite) was established (from Ordinariate of United States of America)
1930Romania RomaniaApostolic Administration of Targul-Siret (Ruthenian Rite) was suppressed
1963.07.06USA USADiocese of Passaic (Ruthenian Rite) was established (from Apostolic Exarchate of United States of America)
1963.07.06USA USAApostolic Exarchate of United States of America (Ruthenian Rite) was promoted as Diocese of Pittsburgh (lost territory to establish Diocese of Passaic)
1969.02.21USA USADiocese of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian Rite) was promoted as Metropolitanate sui juris of Munhall (with suffragan sees Parma and Passaic and lost territory to establish Diocese of Parma)
1969.02.21USA USADiocese of Parma (Ruthenian Rite) was established (from Diocese of Pittsburgh and became suffragan of Munhall)
1977.03.11USA USAMetropolitanate sui juris of Munhall (Ruthenian Rite) was renamed as Metropolitanate sui juris of Pittsburgh
1981.12.03USA USADiocese of Van Nuys (Ruthenian Rite) was established (from Diocese of Parma and became suffragan of Pittsburgh)
1996.01.18Czechia CzechiaApostolic Exarchate of Czech Republic (Ruthenian Rite) was established (from Diocese of Prešov)
2009.12.18USA USADiocese of Van Nuys (Ruthenian Rite) was renamed as Diocese of Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix
2022.03.03Canada CanadaApostolic Exarchate of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto (Ruthenian Rite) was established (from the suppressed Diocese of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto and became suffragan of Pittsburgh)

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