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Suffragan eparchy Sokal, Ukraine

Eparchy of Sokal-Zhovkva

Socalien(sis)-Zhovkvien(sis)

Ukrainian Greek Catholic eparchy covering six raions of Lviv Oblast, created 21 July 2000 as the Eparchy of Sokal and renamed Sokal-Zhovkva on 20 September 2006. It belongs to the metropolitan province of Lviv; the seat is the Cathedral of Saints Apostles Peter and Paul. Bishop Petro Loza, C.Ss.R. succeeded the retiring Mykhaylo Koltun in 2025 per the UGCC Synod of Bishops.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of Saints Apostles Peter and Paul, in Sokal, Ukraine.

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Established
2000
Catholics
320,390
Priests
269
Territory
6,991 km²

Parishes and churches

199 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Eparch
Petro Loza, C.Ss.R.

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Saints Apostles Peter and Paul stands in Sokal, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Belonging to the archeparchy of Lviv in Ukraine, the Eparchy of Sokal-Zhovkva is a jurisdiction of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. Mykhaylo Koltun serves as its incumbent eparch.