Mukachevo (Munkács) (Eparchy) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Milan Šašik, C.M., Bishop
Nil Yuriy Lushchak, O.F.M., Auxiliary Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Eparchy
Erected: 19 September 1771
Immediately Subject to the Holy See
Ruthenian Catholic Church of the Byzantine Tradition
Country: Ukraine
Square Kilometers: 12,777 (4,935 Square Miles)
Mailing Address: Epyskopska Rezydencija, pl. Andrea Bachinskoho 1, P.O. Box 47B, 88000 Uzhorod, Ukraina
Telephone: (0312)63.03.93
Fax: 63.03.90

Past and Present Ordinaries

Iosif Ioan de Camillis, O.S.B.M † (5 Nov 1689 Appointed - 22 Aug 1706 Died)
Polycarpus Philippovich, O.S.B.M. † (11 Jul 1710 Appointed - )
György Bizánczy † (3 Apr 1716 Confirmed - 22 Jul 1733 Died)
Simon István Olsavszky † (26 Aug 1733 Appointed - 24 Dec 1737 Died)
György Gábor Blazsovszky, O.S.B.M. † (14 Jan 1738 Appointed - 20 Dec 1742 Died)
Mihály Emánuel Olsavszky, O.S.B.M. † (12 Mar 1743 Appointed - 5 Nov 1767 Died)
János Bradács, O.S.B.M. † (27 Jan 1768 Appointed - 4 Jul 1772 Died)
Andrij Bacynskyj † (8 Mar 1773 Confirmed - 19 Nov 1809 Died)
Alexis Pótsy † (28 Jul 1817 Confirmed - 11 Jul 1831 Died)
Vasyl Popovics † (2 Oct 1837 Confirmed - 19 Oct 1864 Died)
Stefano Pankovics † (22 Feb 1867 Confirmed - 29 Aug 1874 Died)
Giovanni Pásztelyi † (15 Mar 1875 Confirmed - 24 Mar 1891 Died)
Gyula Firczák † (17 Dec 1891 Confirmed - 1 Jun 1912 Died)
Antal Papp † (1 Jun 1912 Succeeded - 14 Jul 1924 Appointed, Apostolic Exarch of Miskolc (Hungarian))
Petro Gebey (Ghebi, Gebé) † (16 Jul 1924 Appointed - 26 Apr 1931 Died)
Alexander Stojka † (3 May 1932 Appointed - 31 May 1943 Died)
Constantin Szabó (Sabov, Savov) † (16 Jul 1977 Ordained Bishop - 18 Nov 1982 Died)
Ivan Semedi † (16 Jan 1991 Confirmed - 12 Nov 2002 Retired)
Milan Šašik, C.M. (17 Mar 2010 Appointed - )

Date	Event	From	To
19 September 1771	Erected		Eparchy of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian) (erected)
22 September 1818	Territory Lost	Eparchy of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian)	Eparchy of Prešov (Prjašev) (Slovakian) (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1999 320,000 1,288,000 24.8% 152 3 155 2,064 5 12 290 ap2000

2000 320,000 1,284,300 24.9% 165 12 177 1,807 12 17 295 ap2001

2001 320,000 1,282,000 25.0% 170 12 182 1,758 12 12 300 ap2002

2002 320,000 1,279,500 25.0% 172 11 183 1,748 16 33 305 ap2003

2003 320,000 1,253,900 25.5% 156 11 167 1,916 16 32 316 ap2004

2004 320,000 1,248,300 25.6% 173 9 182 1,758 19 37 333 ap2005

2009 380,000 1,281,000 29.7% 218 20 238 1,596 47 45 383 ap2010

2010 380,000 1,281,000 29.7% 232 29 261 1,455 50 45 402 ap2011

2013 320,000 1,254,396 25.5% 280 30 310 1,032 44 45 429 ap2014

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1999	320,000	1,288,000	24.8%	152	3	155	2,064	5	12	290	ap2000
2000	320,000	1,284,300	24.9%	165	12	177	1,807	12	17	295	ap2001
2001	320,000	1,282,000	25.0%	170	12	182	1,758	12	12	300	ap2002
2002	320,000	1,279,500	25.0%	172	11	183	1,748	16	33	305	ap2003
2003	320,000	1,253,900	25.5%	156	11	167	1,916	16	32	316	ap2004
2004	320,000	1,248,300	25.6%	173	9	182	1,758	19	37	333	ap2005
2009	380,000	1,281,000	29.7%	218	20	238	1,596	47	45	383	ap2010
2010	380,000	1,281,000	29.7%	232	29	261	1,455	50	45	402	ap2011
2013	320,000	1,254,396	25.5%	280	30	310	1,032	44	45	429	ap2014

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Andrij Bacynskyj † (Bishop: 8 Mar 1773 to 19 Nov 1809)
György Bizánczy † (Vicar Apostolic: 3 Apr 1716 to 22 Jul 1733)
György Gábor Blazsovszky, O.S.B.M. † (Vicar Apostolic: 14 Jan 1738 to 20 Dec 1742)
János Bradács, O.S.B.M. † (Vicar Apostolic: 27 Jan 1768; Bishop: 23 Sep 1771 to 4 Jul 1772)
Michel Bradács † (Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Sep 1808 to 1815)
Iosif Ioan de Camillis, O.S.B.M † (Vicar Apostolic: 5 Nov 1689 to 22 Aug 1706)
Alexandre (Sandor) Chira † (Auxiliary Bishop: Sep 1944 to 26 May 1983)
Gyula Firczák † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1891 to 1 Jun 1912)
Jozef Gaganecz † (Priest: 8 Mar 1817 to 30 Jan 1843)
Petro Gebey (Ghebi, Gebé) † (Bishop: 16 Jul 1924 to 26 Apr 1931)
Josyf Holovach † (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Jan 1991 to 18 Jun 2000)
Ivan Marghitych † (Priest: 18 Aug 1946; Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Jan 1991 to 12 Nov 2002)
Mihály Emánuel Olsavszky, O.S.B.M. † (Vicar Apostolic: 12 Mar 1743 to 5 Nov 1767)
Simon István Olsavszky † (Vicar Apostolic: 26 Aug 1733 to 24 Dec 1737)
Péter Orosz † (Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Dec 1944 to 27 Aug 1953)
Stefano Pankovics † (Bishop: 22 Feb 1867 to 29 Aug 1874)
Antal Papp † (Coadjutor Bishop: 29 Apr 1912; Bishop: 1 Jun 1912 to 14 Jul 1924)
Giovanni Pásztelyi † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1875 to 24 Mar 1891)
Polycarpus Philippovich, O.S.B.M. † (Vicar Apostolic: 11 Jul 1710)
Vasyl Popovics † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1837 to 19 Oct 1864)
Alexis Pótsy † (Bishop: 28 Jul 1817 to 11 Jul 1831)
Bl. Théodore Georges Romzha † (Apostolic Administrator: 8 Sep 1944 to 1 Nov 1947)
Ivan Semedi † (Priest: 6 Jul 1947; Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Aug 1978; Bishop: 16 Jan 1991 to 12 Nov 2002)
Alexander Stojka † (Priest: 17 Dec 1916; Bishop: 3 May 1932 to 31 May 1943)
Constantin Szabó (Sabov, Savov) † (Administrator: 16 Jul 1977 to 18 Nov 1982)
Gregor Tarkovic (Tárkovits) † (Priest: 1 Jan 1779 to 2 Oct 1818)

Eparchy of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian)

Eparchia Munkacsiensis

Bishop(s)

General Information

Past and Present Ordinaries

Historical Summary

Statistics

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased