Kyiv-Zhytomyr (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Vitalii Kryvytskyi, S.D.B., Bishop
Oleksandr Yazlovetskiy, Auxiliary Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Name Changed: 25 November 1998
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Lviv
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Ukraine
Square Kilometers: 110,700 (42,757 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://www.kyiv-zhytomyr.com.ua/
Mailing Address: vul. Basejna 9, 10014 Zhytomyr, Ukraina; vul. Kostyolna 17, 01001 Kyiv, Ukraina
Telephone: (0412)47.49.28; (044)278.75.19
Fax: (0412)47.49.28

Historical Details

Diocese of Zytomir
- Latin Name: Zytomeriensis
- Split: 28 October 1925
- Metropolitan: (unknown)
- Country: Ukraine

Past and Present Ordinaries

Jan Purwinski † (16 Jan 1991 Appointed - 15 Jun 2011 Retired)
Petru Herkulan Malchuk, O.F.M. † (15 Jun 2011 Appointed - 27 May 2016 Died)
Vitalii Kryvytskyi, S.D.B. (30 Apr 2017 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Zytomir
28 October 1925	Split	Diocese of Luceoria o Łuck e Zytomir o Zytomierz	Diocese of Lutsk Diocese of Zytomir
Diocese of Kyiv-Zhytomyr
25 November 1998	Name Changed	Diocese of Zytomir	Diocese of Kyiv-Zhytomyr
4 May 2002	Territory Lost	Diocese of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, and Zaporizhia) Diocese of Kyiv-Zhytomyr (Kharkiv, Luhansk, Pollava, and Sumy)	Diocese of Kharkiv-Zaporizhia (erected)

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

Diocese of Kyiv-Zhytomyr

1999 300,000 18,295,300 1.6% 30 64 94 3,191 89 116 130 ap2000

2000 300,000 17,407,500 1.7% 36 64 100 3,000 90 126 135 ap2001

2001 300,000 17,407,500 1.7% 36 72 108 2,777 97 148 148 ap2002

2002 300,000 17,407,500 1.7% 37 74 111 2,702 101 154 157 ap2003

2003 270,000 8,688,000 3.1% 39 65 104 2,596 86 137 146 ap2004

2004 270,000 8,688,000 3.1% 35 72 107 2,523 93 145 149 ap2005

2009 250,000 8,164,354 3.1% 41 89 130 1,923 1 99 167 154 ap2010

2013 220,000 8,181,778 2.7% 55 96 151 1,456 1 108 165 161 ap2014

2016 219,200 8,165,300 2.7% 62 103 165 1,328 128 190 166 ap2017

2019 217,000 8,085,000 2.7% 64 94 158 1,373 108 170 166 ap2020

2021 217,370 8,099,000 2.7% 61 90 151 1,439 96 165 166 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Kyiv-Zhytomyr
1999	300,000	18,295,300	1.6%	30	64	94	3,191		89	116	130	ap2000
2000	300,000	17,407,500	1.7%	36	64	100	3,000		90	126	135	ap2001
2001	300,000	17,407,500	1.7%	36	72	108	2,777		97	148	148	ap2002
2002	300,000	17,407,500	1.7%	37	74	111	2,702		101	154	157	ap2003
2003	270,000	8,688,000	3.1%	39	65	104	2,596		86	137	146	ap2004
2004	270,000	8,688,000	3.1%	35	72	107	2,523		93	145	149	ap2005
2009	250,000	8,164,354	3.1%	41	89	130	1,923	1	99	167	154	ap2010
2013	220,000	8,181,778	2.7%	55	96	151	1,456	1	108	165	161	ap2014
2016	219,200	8,165,300	2.7%	62	103	165	1,328		128	190	166	ap2017
2019	217,000	8,085,000	2.7%	64	94	158	1,373		108	170	166	ap2020
2021	217,370	8,099,000	2.7%	61	90	151	1,439		96	165	166	ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Vitalii Kryvytskyi, S.D.B. (Bishop: 30 Apr 2017 - )
Vitaliy Skomarovskyi (Priest: 27 May 1990; Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Apr 2003 to 12 Apr 2014; Apostolic Administrator: 31 May 2016 to 24 Jun 2017)
Stanislav Szyrokoradiuk, O.F.M. (Auxiliary Bishop: 26 Nov 1994 to 12 Apr 2014)
Oleksandr Yazlovetskiy (Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Sep 2019)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Petru Herkulan Malchuk, O.F.M. † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 15 Jun 2011 to 27 May 2016)
Jan Purwinski † (Bishop: 16 Jan 1991 to 15 Jun 2011)
Teofil Skalski † (Apostolic Administrator: 1 May 1926 to 15 Apr 1958)

Source(s)

Diocese of Zytomir
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 17, Page 521, to Page 528
Diocese of Kyiv-Zhytomyr
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 91, Page 237

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