Eparchy of Lviv
{{short description|Eparchy of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine}}
{{Infobox diocese
| jurisdiction = Eparchy
| name = Lviv
| image = Lviv_Kornakta_2007.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| caption = Dormition Church and Korniakt Tower
| denomination = Eastern Orthodox
| governance = Eparchy
| established = 1989
| bishop = Macarius of Lviv
| sui_iuris_church = Orthodox Church of Ukraine
| headquarters = Lviv
| territory = Lviv Oblast
| language = Ukrainian
| population =
| website =
}}
Eparchy of Lviv ({{langx|uk|Львівська єпархія|translit=Lvivska yeparkhiia}}) is an eparchy (diocese) of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine. The eparchy covers territory of Lviv Oblast.
The seat of Eparchy is in the Dormition Church in Lviv.
History
The Eparchy of Lviv was founded in 1989 after the restoration of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church.{{Cite web|url = http://church.net.ua|title = Патріархія УАПЦ|last = |first = |date = |website = |publisher = |language = |accessdate = }} Until 2018, it was the administration office of the afformentioned church.{{cite web |url = https://uaoc.lviv.ua/jeparkhija/iz-istoriji-jeparkhiji/ |author = |title = Із історії Львівської єпархії |website = lviv.ua |date = |language = uk |accessdate = 2021-03-05}}
The Dormition Church performs the functions of the cathedral. The current bishop is the Metropolitan of Lviv Macarius of Lviv.{{cite web |url = https://uaoc.lviv.ua/parafiji/upravlinnja/ |title = ПРАВЛЯЧИЙ АРХИЄРЕЙ |website = uaoc.lviv |language = uk |accessdate = 2021-01-28}}
Diocesan bishops
- 1990—1992 — Ioann Bodnarchuk, Metropolitan of Lviv and Galicia-Volhynia
- 1992—1996 — Peter Petrus, Metropolitan of Lviv
- 1996— Macarius of Lviv, Metropolitan of Lviv, Metropolitan of Kyiv and all Ukraine (2015—2018)
References
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External links
{{Orthodox Church of Ukraine subdivisions}}
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