The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Archparchy or Archdiocese of (São João Batista em) Curitiba () is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic archeparchy located in the city of Curitiba, which is also the Metropolitan see of a Ukrainian Greek Catholic Ecclesiastical province in Curitiba in Brazil. The ecclesiastical province has one suffragan, the Eparchy of Imaculada Conceição in Prudentópolis (Ukrainian).
History It was established on May 30, 1962, as Apostolic Exarchate (exempt, i;e. directly subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province) of Brazil. On November 29, 1971, the exarchate was promoted as the Eparchy (diocese) of São João Batista em Curitiba.
Bishops Episcopal ordinaries So far, its exarchs and (arch)bishops -often monks in the Eastern tradition- always belonged to the Basilian order.
Apostolic Exarchs of Brazil (Ukrainian Catholic Rite) Bishop José Romão Martenetz (1962.05.30 – 1971.11.29; cfr. infra)
Eparchs (Bishops) of São João Batista em Curitiba (Ukrainian Catholic Rite) Bishop José Romão Martenetz (cfr. supra; 1971.11.29 – 1978.03.10) Bishop Efraím Basílio Krevey (1978.03.10 – 2006.12.13) Bishop Valdomiro Koubetch (2006.12.13 – 2014.05.12; cfr. infra)
Metropolitan Archeparch(s (Archbishops) Archeparch Valdomiro Koubetch (cfr. supra; 2014.05.12 – present)
Coadjutor bishops Efraím Basílio Krevey (Krevei) (1971–1978) Valdomiro Koubetch (2003–2006)
Auxiliary bishops Meron Mazur (2005–2014), appointed Bishop of Imaculada Conceição in Prudentópolis (Ukrainian) Daniel Kozelinski Netto (2007–2016), appointed Bishop of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires (Ukrainian), Argentina
References and External links GCatholic.org Catholic Hierarchy