Diocese of Odessa-Simferopol

Dioecesis Odesensis-Sympheropolitana

Bishop(s)

Stanislav Szyrokoradiuk, O.F.M., Bishop
Jacek Pyl, O.M.I., Auxiliary Bishop
Bronisław Bernacki, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 4 May 2002
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Lviv
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Ukraine
Square Kilometers: 137,127 (52,965 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: https://www.rkc.odessa.ua/
Mailing Address: vul. Katerininska 33, 65045 Odessa, Ukraina
Telephone: (048)728.64.83
Fax: (same)

Past and Present Ordinaries

Bronisław Bernacki (4 May 2002 Appointed - 18 Feb 2020 Retired)
Stanislav Szyrokoradiuk, O.F.M. (18 Feb 2020 Succeeded - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
4 May 2002	Erected	Diocese of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Kherson, Kyrovohrad, Mykalov, Odessa and the Autonomous Republic of Crimea)	Diocese of Odessa-Simferopol (erected)

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

2003 15,300 8,500,000 .2% 5 5 10 1,530 5 25 15 ap2004

2004 16,360 10,000,000 .2% 4 8 12 1,363 11 33 70 ap2005

2013 33,000 9,980,000 .3% 34 21 55 600 22 40 156 ap2014

2016 18,000 8,500,000 .2% 38 19 57 315 20 32 156 ap2017

2019 18,270 8,453,600 .2% 58 22 80 228 23 33 160 ap2020

2021 18,400 8,274,000 .2% 39 24 63 292 26 31 160 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
2003	15,300	8,500,000	.2%	5	5	10	1,530	5	25	15	ap2004
2004	16,360	10,000,000	.2%	4	8	12	1,363	11	33	70	ap2005
2013	33,000	9,980,000	.3%	34	21	55	600	22	40	156	ap2014
2016	18,000	8,500,000	.2%	38	19	57	315	20	32	156	ap2017
2019	18,270	8,453,600	.2%	58	22	80	228	23	33	160	ap2020
2021	18,400	8,274,000	.2%	39	24	63	292	26	31	160	ap2022