History
The history of the diocese begins in 2002, when the diocese of Odesa-Simferopol was erected from the Diocese of Kamyanets-Podilskyi. The diocese's "basic work" began about the time of the Fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. [1]
Auxiliary bishop Pyl described the diocese in 2014 as “missionary territory” with “many challenges.” [1] He reported that there were about 64 priests and 3,000 faithful in the diocese. [1] In 2014, in Crimea there were seven parishes and 13 priests and masses were celebrated mainly in Russian but also in English, Spanish, Ukrainian, and Polish. [1]
As of 2014, Simferopol does not have a co-cathedral. [1] “We have been waiting for the last 20 years to get permission to build a church,” Bishop Pyl is quoted as saying. [1] Plans for a co-cathedral had been underway but were put on hold following Russian annexation of Crimea. [1]
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