Ordinariate for Eastern Catholic faithful

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An ordinariate for the faithful of Eastern rite is a geographical ecclesiastical structure for

particular Church has been established. This structure was introduced by the apostolic letter Officium supremi Apostolatus of 15 July 1912.[1]

In the

particular Churches that use the Byzantine Rite. The other three (Ex-Soviet 'Eastern Europe', Greece and Romania) are exclusively for members of the Armenian Catholic Church
.

Existing ordinariates

Ordinariate Geographical area Jurisdiction Cathedral see Ordinary Date(s) of founding
Ordinariate for Eastern Catholics in Argentina Argentina All Eastern Catholics now Buenos Aires Metropolitan Archbishop of Buenos Aires 1959-02-19
Ordinariate for Catholics of Byzantine Rite in Austria
Austria Byzantine Rite Catholics Vienna vested in the Metropolitan Archbishop of Vienna 1945-10-03 and 1956-06-13
Ordinariate for Eastern Catholics in Brazil
Brazil All Eastern Catholics presently Belo Horizonte Metropolitan Archbishop of Belo Horizonte 1951-11-14
Ordinariate for Catholics of Armenian Rite in Eastern Europe only Armenia, Georgia, Russia, Poland and Ukraine Armenian Rite Catholics Gyumri (Armenia) Armenian bishop of a titular see 1991-07-13
Ordinariate for Eastern Catholics in France France All Eastern Catholics Paris vested in the Metropolitan Archbishop of Paris 1954-06-16
Ordinariate for Catholics of Armenian Rite in Greece Greece Armenian Rite Catholics Athens vacant (under an
apostolic administrator
)
1925-12-21
Ordinariate for Catholics of Armenian Rite in Romania
Romania Armenian Rite Catholics Gherla vacant (under an apostolic administrator) 1930-06-05
Ordinariate for Eastern Catholics in Spain Spain All Eastern Catholics none yet Metropolitan Archbishop of Madrid 2016-06-09

Former ordinariates

  • Ordinariate of the Albanians in Sicily
    (Italy, promoted to Italo-Albanese Catholic Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi)
  • Ordinariate of Poland for Greek and Armenian Catholics
    , became the present all-rites Ordinariate for Eastern Catholics in Poland

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