Ukrainian Church

Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions

DateAscendingCountryChange
1594.05.02Ukraine UkraineDiocese of Lutsk–Ostroh (Ukrainian Rite) was established
1596Belarus BelarusDiocese of Pinsk–Turaŭ (Ukrainian Rite) was established
1596Belarus BelarusArchdiocese of Polatsk–Vitebsk (Ukrainian Rite) was established
1596Poland PolandDiocese of Chełm–Bełz (Ukrainian Rite) was established
1596Ukraine UkraineMetropolitan Archdiocese of Kyiv–Halyč (Ukrainian Rite) was established
1596Ukraine Ukraine, Belarus BelarusDiocese of Volodymyr–Brėst (Ukrainian Rite) was established
1609Poland PolandDiocese of Przemyśl (Ukrainian Rite) was established (became suffragan of Kyiv–Halyč)
1625Russia RussiaDiocese of Smoleńsk (Ukrainian Rite) was established
1636Ukraine UkraineDiocese of Lutsk–Ostroh (Ukrainian Rite) was suppressed
1700Ukraine UkraineDiocese of Lviv–Kamyanets (Ukrainian Rite) was established
1702Ukraine UkraineDiocese of Lutsk–Ostroh (Ukrainian Rite) was restored
1778Russia RussiaDiocese of Smoleńsk (Ukrainian Rite) was suppressed
1795Belarus BelarusDiocese of Pinsk–Turaŭ (Ukrainian Rite) was suppressed
1795Ukraine UkraineDiocese of Lutsk–Ostroh (Ukrainian Rite) was suppressed
1795Ukraine Ukraine, Belarus BelarusDiocese of Volodymyr–Brėst (Ukrainian Rite) was suppressed
1798.03.06Poland PolandDiocese of Supraśl (Ukrainian Rite) was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kyiv–Halyč and former Diocese of Volodymyr–Brėst)
1798.11.15Ukraine Ukraine, Belarus BelarusDiocese of Volodymyr–Brėst (Ukrainian Rite) was restored
1798.11.18Ukraine UkraineDiocese of Lutsk–Ostroh (Ukrainian Rite) was restored
1807.02.22Ukraine UkraineDiocese of Lviv–Kamyanets (Ukrainian Rite) was promoted as Metropolitanate sui juris of Lviv–Halyč–Kamyanets (with suffragan sees Chełm–Bełz and Przemyśl)
1807.08.22Ukraine UkraineMetropolitan Archdiocese of Kyiv–Halyč (Ukrainian Rite) was renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kyiv
1809.02.14Lithuania LithuaniaDiocese of Vilnius (Ukrainian Rite) was established
1809.02.14Poland PolandDiocese of Supraśl (Ukrainian Rite) was suppressed (to Diocese of Chełm–Bełz and Diocese of Volodymyr–Brėst)
1828.04.22Lithuania LithuaniaDiocese of Vilnius (Ukrainian Rite) was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Žyrovyci)
1828.04.22Lithuania LithuaniaDiocese of Žyrovyci (Ukrainian Rite) was established (from the suppressed Diocese of Vilnius and Diocese of Volodymyr–Brėst)
1828.04.22Ukraine Ukraine, Belarus BelarusDiocese of Volodymyr–Brėst (Ukrainian Rite) was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Žyrovyci)
1833Lithuania LithuaniaDiocese of Žyrovyci (Ukrainian Rite) was suppressed
1838Ukraine UkraineMetropolitan Archdiocese of Kyiv (Ukrainian Rite) was suppressed
1839.03.14Ukraine UkraineDiocese of Lutsk–Ostroh (Ukrainian Rite) was suppressed
1839.03.25Belarus BelarusArchdiocese of Polatsk–Vitebsk (Ukrainian Rite) was suppressed
1840Belarus BelarusTitular Episcopal See of Pinsk–Turaŭ (Ukrainian Rite) was suppressed
1875.03.18Poland PolandDiocese of Chełm–Bełz (Ukrainian Rite) was suppressed
1885.03.26Ukraine UkraineDiocese of Ivano-Frankivsk (Ukrainian Rite) was established (from Metropolitanate sui juris of Lviv–Halyč–Kamyanets)
1912.06.15Canada CanadaApostolic Exarchate of Canada (Ukrainian Rite) was established
1913.05.28USA USAOrdinariate of United States of America (Ukrainian Rite) was established
1921Ukraine UkraineTitular Episcopal See of Lutsk–Ostroh (Ukrainian Rite) was restored
1924.05.08USA USAOrdinariate of United States of America (Ukrainian Rite) was promoted as Apostolic Exarchate of United States of America (lost territory to establish Apostolic Exarchate of United States of America)
1934.02.10Poland PolandApostolic Administration of Łemkowszczyzna (Ukrainian Rite) was established (from Diocese of Przemyśl)
1939.09.17Ukraine Ukraine, Germany GermanyApostolic Exarchate of Volhynia, Polesia and Pidliashia (Ukrainian Rite) was established
1941.02Poland PolandApostolic Administration of Łemkowszczyzna (Ukrainian Rite) was promoted as Apostolic Exarchate of Łemkowszczyzna
1948.01.19Canada CanadaApostolic Exarchate of Canada (Ukrainian Rite) was renamed as Apostolic Exarchate of Central Canada (lost territory to establish Apostolic Exarchate of Eastern Canada and Apostolic Exarchate of Western Canada)
1948.01.19Canada CanadaApostolic Exarchate of Eastern Canada (Ukrainian Rite) was established (from Apostolic Exarchate of Canada)
1948.01.19Canada CanadaApostolic Exarchate of Western Canada (Ukrainian Rite) was established (from Apostolic Exarchate of Canada)
1951.03.10Canada CanadaApostolic Exarchate of Western Canada (Ukrainian Rite) was renamed as Apostolic Exarchate of Edmonton
1951.03.10Canada CanadaApostolic Exarchate of Central Canada (Ukrainian Rite) was renamed as Apostolic Exarchate of Manitoba (lost territory to establish Apostolic Exarchate of Saskatoon)
1951.03.10Canada CanadaApostolic Exarchate of Saskatoon (Ukrainian Rite) was established (from Apostolic Exarchate of Central Canada)
1951.03.10Canada CanadaApostolic Exarchate of Eastern Canada (Ukrainian Rite) was renamed as Apostolic Exarchate of Toronto
1956.07.20USA USAApostolic Exarchate of Stamford (Ukrainian Rite) was established (from Apostolic Exarchate of United States of America)
1956.11.03Canada CanadaApostolic Exarchate of Edmonton (Ukrainian Rite) was promoted as Diocese of Edmonton (became suffragan of Winnipeg)
1956.11.03Canada CanadaApostolic Exarchate of Saskatoon (Ukrainian Rite) was promoted as Diocese of Saskatoon (became suffragan of Winnipeg)
1956.11.03Canada CanadaApostolic Exarchate of Toronto (Ukrainian Rite) was promoted as Diocese of Toronto (became suffragan of Winnipeg)
1956.11.03Canada CanadaApostolic Exarchate of Manitoba (Ukrainian Rite) was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Winnipeg (with suffragan sees Edmonton, Saskatoon and Toronto)
1957.06.10England England, Scotland Scotland, Wales WalesApostolic Exarchate of England and Wales (Ukrainian Rite) was established
1958.05.10Australia Australia, New Zealand New ZealandApostolic Vicariate of Australia (Ukrainian Rite) was established
1958.07.10USA USAApostolic Exarchate of United States of America (Ukrainian Rite) was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Philadelphia (with suffragan see Stamford)
1958.07.10USA USAApostolic Exarchate of Stamford (Ukrainian Rite) was promoted as Diocese of Stamford (became suffragan of Philadelphia)
1959.04.17Germany Germany, Denmark Denmark, Finland Finland, Norway Norway, Sweden SwedenApostolic Exarchate of Deutschland und Skandinavien (Ukrainian Rite) was established
1960.07.22France France, Belgium Belgium, Luxembourg Luxembourg, Netherlands Netherlands, Switzerland SwitzerlandApostolic Exarchate of France (Ukrainian Rite) was established
1961.07.14USA USADiocese of Saint Nicholas of Chicago (Ukrainian Rite) was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Philadelphia and became suffragan of Philadelphia)
1962.05.30Brazil BrazilApostolic Exarchate of Brazil (Ukrainian Rite) was established (from Ordinariate of Ordinariato para os Fiéis de Ritos Orientais no Brasil)
1963.12.23Ukraine UkraineMetropolitanate sui juris of Lviv–Halyč–Kamyanets (Ukrainian Rite) was promoted as Major Archdiocese of Lviv–Halyč–Kamyanets
1967.03.08England England, Scotland Scotland, Wales WalesApostolic Exarchate of England and Wales (Ukrainian Rite) was renamed as Apostolic Exarchate of Great Britain (gained territory of Scotland)
1968.02.09Argentina ArgentinaApostolic Exarchate of Argentina (Ukrainian Rite) was established
1971.11.29Brazil BrazilApostolic Exarchate of Brazil (Ukrainian Rite) was promoted as Diocese of São João Batista em Curitiba (became suffragan of Curitiba)
1973Ukraine UkraineTitular Episcopal See of Lutsk–Ostroh (Ukrainian Rite) was suppressed
1974.06.27Canada CanadaDiocese of New Westminster (Ukrainian Rite) was established (from Diocese of Edmonton and became suffragan of Winnipeg)
1978.04.24Argentina ArgentinaApostolic Exarchate of Argentina (Ukrainian Rite) was promoted as Diocese of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires (became suffragan of Buenos Aires)
1982.06.24Australia Australia, New Zealand New ZealandApostolic Vicariate of Australia (Ukrainian Rite) was promoted as Diocese of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne (became suffragan of Melbourne)
1983.12.05USA USADiocese of Saint Josaphat in Parma (Ukrainian Rite) was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Philadelphia and became suffragan of Philadelphia)
1991.01.16Poland PolandApostolic Exarchate of Łemkowszczyzna (Ukrainian Rite) was suppressed (to Diocese of Przemyśl)
1993.04.20Ukraine UkraineDiocese of Kolomyia–Chernivtsi (Ukrainian Rite) was established (from Diocese of Ivano-Frankivsk)
1993.04.20Ukraine UkraineDiocese of Sambir–Drohobych (Ukrainian Rite) was established (from Major Archdiocese of Lviv–Halyč–Kamyanets)
1993.04.20Ukraine UkraineDiocese of Ternopil (Ukrainian Rite) was established (from Major Archdiocese of Lviv–Halyč–Kamyanets)
1993.04.20Ukraine UkraineDiocese of Zboriv (Ukrainian Rite) was established (from Major Archdiocese of Lviv–Halyč–Kamyanets)
1995.11.25Ukraine UkraineArchiepiscopal Exarchate of Kyiv–Vyshhorod (Ukrainian Rite) was restored (from Major Archdiocese of Lviv–Halyč–Kamyanets and from the suppressed Apostolic Exarchate of Velyka Ukraina and Apostolic Exarchate of Volhynia, Polesia and Pidliashia)
1995.11.25Ukraine Ukraine, Germany GermanyApostolic Exarchate of Volhynia, Polesia and Pidliashia (Ukrainian Rite) was suppressed (to establish Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Kyiv–Vyshhorod)
1996.05.24Poland PolandDiocese of Przemyśl (Ukrainian Rite) was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Przemyśl–Warszawa
1996.06.01Poland PolandDiocese of Wrocław–Gdańsk (Ukrainian Rite) was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Przemyśl–Warszawa and became suffragan of Przemyśl–Warszawa)
2000.07.21Ukraine UkraineDiocese of Bučač (Ukrainian Rite) was established (from Diocese of Ternopil)
2000.07.21Ukraine UkraineDiocese of Sokal (Ukrainian Rite) was established (from Major Archdiocese of Lviv–Halyč–Kamyanets and Diocese of Ternopil and from the suppressed Diocese of Zboriv)
2000.07.21Ukraine UkraineDiocese of Stryj (Ukrainian Rite) was established (from Major Archdiocese of Lviv–Halyč–Kamyanets)
2000.07.21Ukraine UkraineDiocese of Ternopil (Ukrainian Rite) was renamed as Diocese of Ternopil–Zboriv (gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Zboriv and lost territory to establish Diocese of Bučač and Diocese of Sokal)
2000.07.21Ukraine UkraineDiocese of Zboriv (Ukrainian Rite) was suppressed (to Diocese of Ternopil–Zboriv and to establish Diocese of Sokal)
2002.01.11Ukraine UkraineArchiepiscopal Exarchate of Donets’k–Kharkiv (Ukrainian Rite) was established (from Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Kyiv–Vyshhorod)
2003.07.28Ukraine UkraineArchiepiscopal Exarchate of Odessa–Krym (Ukrainian Rite) was established (from Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Kyiv–Vyshhorod)
2004.12.06Ukraine UkraineArchiepiscopal Exarchate of Kyiv–Vyshhorod (Ukrainian Rite) was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kyiv (with suffragan sees Bučač, Kolomyia–Chernivtsi, Sambir–Drohobych, Sokal and Stryj and exchanged territory with Major Archdiocese of Lviv–Halyč–Kamyanets)
2004.12.06Ukraine UkraineMajor Archdiocese of Kyiv–Halyč–Kamyanets (Ukrainian Rite) was established (from Major Archdiocese of Lviv–Halyč–Kamyanets)
2004.12.06Ukraine UkraineMajor Archdiocese of Lviv–Halyč–Kamyanets (Ukrainian Rite) was demoted as Archdiocese of Lviv (lost territory to establish Major Archdiocese of Kyiv–Halyč–Kamyanets and exchanged territory with Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Kyiv–Vyshhorod)
2006.09.20Ukraine UkraineDiocese of Sokal (Ukrainian Rite) was renamed as Diocese of Sokal–Zhovkva
2008.01.15Ukraine UkraineArchiepiscopal Exarchate of Lutsk (Ukrainian Rite) was restored (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kyiv)
2011.11.21Ukraine UkraineDiocese of Ivano-Frankivsk (Ukrainian Rite) was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ivano-Frankivsk (with suffragan see Kolomyia–Chernivtsi)
2011.11.21Ukraine UkraineArchdiocese of Lviv (Ukrainian Rite) was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lviv (with suffragan sees Sambir–Drohobych, Sokal–Zhovkva and Stryj)
2011.11.21Ukraine UkraineDiocese of Ternopil–Zboriv (Ukrainian Rite) was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ternopil–Zboriv (with suffragan see Bučač)
2013.01.18England England, Scotland Scotland, Wales WalesApostolic Exarchate of Great Britain (Ukrainian Rite) was promoted as Diocese of Holy Family of London (without ecclesiastical province)
2013.01.19France France, Belgium Belgium, Luxembourg Luxembourg, Netherlands Netherlands, Switzerland SwitzerlandApostolic Exarchate of France (Ukrainian Rite) was promoted as Diocese of Saint-Vladimir-le-Grand de Paris (without ecclesiastical province)
2014.02.13Ukraine UkraineArchiepiscopal Exarchate of Krym (Ukrainian Rite) was established (from Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Odessa–Krym)
2014.02.13Ukraine UkraineArchiepiscopal Exarchate of Odessa–Krym (Ukrainian Rite) was renamed as Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Odessa (lost territory to establish Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Krym)
2014.04.02Ukraine UkraineArchiepiscopal Exarchate of Donets’k–Kharkiv (Ukrainian Rite) was renamed as Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Donets’k (lost territory to establish Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Kharkiv)
2014.04.02Ukraine UkraineArchiepiscopal Exarchate of Kharkiv (Ukrainian Rite) was established (from Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Donets’k–Kharkiv)
2014.05.12Brazil BrazilDiocese of Imaculada Conceição em Prudentópolis (Ukrainian Rite) was established (from Diocese of São João Batista em Curitiba and became suffragan of São João Batista em Curitiba)
2014.05.12Brazil BrazilDiocese of São João Batista em Curitiba (Ukrainian Rite) was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of São João Batista em Curitiba (with suffragan see Imaculada Conceição em Prudentópolis and lost territory to establish Diocese of Imaculada Conceição em Prudentópolis)
2015.12.11Ukraine UkraineDiocese of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Ukrainian Rite) was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ternopil–Zboriv and became suffragan of Ternopil–Zboriv)
2015.12.11Ukraine UkraineMajor Archdiocese of Kyiv–Halyč–Kamyanets (Ukrainian Rite) was renamed as Major Archdiocese of Kyiv–Halyč
2017.09.12Ukraine UkraineDiocese of Chernivtsi (Ukrainian Rite) was established (from Diocese of Kolomyia–Chernivtsi and became suffragan of Ivano-Frankivsk)
2017.09.12Ukraine UkraineDiocese of Kolomyia–Chernivtsi (Ukrainian Rite) was renamed as Diocese of Kolomyia (lost territory to establish Diocese of Chernivtsi)
2019.07.11Italy ItalyApostolic Exarchate of Italy (Ukrainian Rite) was established
2020.11.25Poland PolandDiocese of Olsztyn–Gdańsk (Ukrainian Rite) was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Przemyśl–Warszawa and Diocese of Wrocław–Gdańsk and became suffragan of Przemyśl–Warszawa)
2020.11.25Poland PolandDiocese of Wrocław–Gdańsk (Ukrainian Rite) was renamed as Diocese of Wrocław–Koszalin (lost territory to establish Diocese of Olsztyn–Gdańsk)

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