COMMENTS:
Originally there were 25 tserkvy in the deanery of Lupkiv, with more than 13 thousand parishioners. Today we find only seven tserkvy standing, and four of these are used by the Polish Roman Catholics. It is difficult to estimate the number of Ukrainians residing in this region, but an estimate of 300 people, or 2 percent of the original population before the brutal expulsion of Ukrainians in the years 1945-47, appears reasonable.

DEANERY OF TISNA
* 8 - PARISHES
* 20 - CHURCHES
* 8,400 - PARISHONERS

COMMENTS:
At one time there were 20 tserkvy in the Tisna deanery. Today not even one remains. The reason for this is the systematic annihilation of villages and destruction of tserkvy, by the Polish government. The Polish government was of the opinion that the problems with the Ukrainians could be eliminated by the expulsion of the latter from their ancestral territories.

DEANERY OF LITOVYSHCHI
Note: The ancient name "Litovyshchi" was eventually changed to "Lyutovis'ka". This publication utilizes the original name.

* 20 - PARISHES
* 36 - CHURCHES
* 32,500 - PARISHONERS

COMMENTS:
The deanery of Litovyshchi covers some of the most inaccessible terrain of the Carpathian mountains. Many of the Ukrainian settlements were completely gutted, the land leveled and trees planted. In this manner the Polish government intended to eliminate all signs of ancient Ukrainian presence. Just the mere obliteration of 28 settlements is sufficient proof of this. In this deanery, only 8 out of 36 tserkvy remain standing. Six of these were changed to Polish kostels, one stands abandoned, and one was moved onto museum property.It should be pointed out that, in this publication, five settlements of Litovyshchi deanery have been excluded from this deanery because they belong today to the Soviet Ukraine. These include:Boberka, Boberka Horishnya, Dydova, Lokot' and Zhyravya Polyans'ke. At the same time six settlements which lie on the Polish side of the border have been added to the Litovyshchi deanery. These include: Ben'ova, Bukovets', and Syanky - of the former Turka deanery, and Bystre, Lipya, and Mykhnovets' - of the former Zhukotyn deanery.

Supplemental info from Stanislaw Krycinski's "Cerkwie w Bieszczadach", 1995

COMMENTS:
The territory of the Balyhorod deanery was populated 71 percent by Ukrainians, 20 percent by Poles, and 9 percent by Jews. The Poles and Jews settled here during the fourteenth century when Poland conquered western lands of Kievan Rus'. Even though the Poles had their kostels and parishes, it did not prevent them from ruining or converting Ukrainian tserkvy to kostels. Out of 33 tserkvy that were part of the deanery, eight were converted to Polish kostels, while one is used by an Orthodox parish.

Supplemental info from Stanislaw Krycinski's "Cerkwie w Bieszczadach", 1995

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COMMENTS:
Out of the 25 tserkvy in the deanery of Ustryky Dolishni, 15 remain standing. Thirteen of these are used by the Polish Roman Catholic church, one is a warehouse, and one is used by the descendants of the original owners, Ukrainians of the Byzantine Catholic faith. Prior to the expulsion, some 20,000 Ukrainians inhabited this territory. One might expect that some 500 may still be around.

DEANERY OF LIS'KO
* 15 - PARISHES
* 32 - CHURCHES
* 21,800 - PARISHONERS

COMMENTS:
Before the brutal expulsion of the Ukrainian population, 32 tserkvy were part of the deanery of Lisko. Today only thirteen remain standing in reasonable condition. Eleven of these are used by the Polish Roman Catholic Church, one stands empty and abandoned, and one is used as a warehouse.Most of the tserkvy were destroyed during the expulsion of Ukrainians by the Polish government. For example, the whole settlement of Serednye Velyke, including the tserkva, was torched on March 31,1946. On April 15, 1946, 159 families were expelled to the Soviet Ukraine.

DEANERY OF DOBROMIL
* 6- PARISHES
* 18 - CHURCHES
* 11,300 - PARISHONERS

COMMENTS:
The deanery of Dobromyl was divided by the Soviet-Polish border. On the Polish side there were more than 11,000 Ukrainian parishioners, before the brutal expulsion of Ukrainians by the Polish government, with 18 tserkvy and liturgical chapels.Today we find that only one tserkva is used as aPolish kostel, one is under the control of a museum, and one under the protection of aUkrainian resident. A great loss in this deanery was the destruction of a spacious masonry tserkva and an ancient wooden tserkva in Kalvaria Patslavs'ka. It is noted in archives that a wooden tserkva existed in Kalvaria Patslavs'ka in 1311, during the reign of Prince Yuriy of Galicia.Later on, in 1409 an icon painted by Monk Lavrentiy was located in this tserkva and became miraculous. The tserkva was re-built in 1611 and again in 1922. One must assume that the present location of the icon is in one of the Polish Roman Catholic shrines, since neither the ancient Ukrainian wooden tserkva of St. Symeon Stovpnyk (1311/1611/1922), nor the new masonry tserkva of the Veneration of the Holy Cross (1900), exists.

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DEANERY OF BIRCHA
* 13- PARISHES
* 27 - CHURCHES
* 26,600 - PARISHONERS

COMMENTS:
Before the brutal expulsion of Ukrainians by the Polish government, there were 28 tserkvy in the Bircha deanery. Out of these, 7 are in reasonable condition and are used by the Polish Roman Catholic Church. Two are museum exhibits, and an additional two are so deteriorated that restoration may not be possible.

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DEANERY OF NEZANKOVYCHI
* 7- PARISHES
* 18 - CHURCHES
* 8,400 - PARISHONERS

COMMENTS:
The former deanery of Nyzhankovychi isdivided by the Ukrainian-Polish border.. On the Polish side, before the cruel expulsion of Ukrainians by the Polish government, stood 18 tserkvy which served some 8400 Ukrainian parishioners. Today only 5 of these stand in good condition. Two are used by the Polish Roman Catholic church, two are used by Ukrainian Orthodox parishes, and one chapel stands unused. None are in the possession of the Ukrainian Catholic church.

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DEANERY OF PEREMYSHL
* 11- PARISHES
* 31 - CHURCHES
* 24,500 - PARISHONERS

COMMENTS:
Prior to W.W.II, the population on the territory of the deanery of Peremyshl consisted of: 42% Poles, 33% Ukrainians, and 25% Jews. Most of the Poles and Jews resided in Peremyshl and its suburbs, where the makeup was: 53% Poles, 34% Jews, and 13% Ukrainians.In the settlements of the Deanery of Peremyshl, but excluding Peremyshl itself, the make-up was: 82% Ukrainians, 15% Poles, and 3% Jews. The differences in the percentages quoted, clearly indicate the differences in the ethnic origin of the urban and the rural population.On the territory of the deanery, only 14 out of the original 31 tserkvy stand today. Out of these, nine are used by the Polish Roman Catholic church, one - by the Ukrainian Orthodox church, and four stand closed or used for other purposes (archival storage or warehouse).

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DEANERY OF POROKHNYK
* 10- PARISHES
* 21 - CHURCHES
* 14,200 - PARISHONERS

COMMENTS:
COMMENTSMost of the territory of the Porokhnyk deanery was outside the Ukrainian ethnographic boundaries. Here the Ukrainians were in a minority. Out of 22 tserkvy that made an the deanery, eight are used by Polish Roman Catholics, one is used as a theater, and four stand unused in deteriorated condition. The Rev. Anatol Sembratovych (1884-1945) was murdered in Bakhiv. Here stood the tserkva of the Synaxis of the Blessed Virgin Mary (1842).

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DEANERY OF MEDYKA
* 9- PARISHES
* 15 - CHURCHES
* 14,500 - PARISHONERS

COMMENTS:
The Ukrainian-Polish border cuts through the territory at the deanery of Medyka. Remaining on the Polish side were fifteen tserkvy with 12,500 parishoners. Out of this number only five remain standing and all are used by the Polish Roman Catholic church.

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DEANERY OF RADYMNO
* 15- PARISHES
* 29 - CHURCHES
* 25,600 - PARISHONERS

COMMENTS:
In spite of the devastation caused by W.W.Ithroughout the territory of the deanery of Radymno, all villages and tserkvy were rebuilt by the start of WW1. At that time there were 29 tserkvy that made up the deanery. Today we count only 10 used as kostels, and another 3 are either closed or used for other purposes. One should concern himself with the fate of the tserkvy in Zabolottya and Zadubrowa. Here the Roman Catholic parishes have built new masonry churches, and the tserkvy may be dismantled.

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DEANERY OF YAROSLAV
* 14- PARISHES
* 25 - CHURCHES
* 26,700 - PARISHONERS

COMMENTS:
The deanery of Yaroslav consisted of 25 tserkvy serving some 27,000 souls. Today there are only 10 still standing. Of these, 8 are used by the Polish Roman Catholics, while two remain closed in a deteriorated condition. It will be interesting to find out if, in fact, the tserkva in Yaroslav will be restored and given to the Ukrainian Catholic church, as was widely published in the Polish news media about two years ago.

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DEANERY OF KRAKOVETS
* 8- PARISHES
* 12 - CHURCHES
* 12,900 - PARISHONERS

COMMENTS:
The deanery of Krakovets originally extended over the border into the URSR. On the territory of present day Poland there were 12 tserkvy that served some 13,000 faithful. Today there are two used by the Polish Roman Catholics, one is used by the Orthodox church, one is used as a warehouse, and three are unused and in various stages of deterioration.In the village of Kobylnytsya Rus'ka, where the tserkva no longer exists, the Rev. Lev Sohor (1913-1944) died at the hands of local Polish bandits.

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DEANERY OF LYUBACHIV
* 14- PARISHES
* 16 - CHURCHES
* 25,800 - PARISHONERS

COMMENTS:

COMMENTS:
The original deanery of Lyubachiv consistedof 16 tserkvy and nearly 26,000 parishioners. Out of these, there are 10 tserkvy standing today. Four of these are used as kostels by the Polish Roman Catholic church, while the other six are closed. Three of them are neglected, while the other three are in a very deteriorated, precarious condition.

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DEANERY OF SINYAVA
* 10- PARISHES
* 13 - CHURCHES
* 18,100 - PARISHONERS

COMMENTS:
The deanery of Sinyava consisted of 13 tserkvy and 18,000 parishioners. The territory of the deanery was populated by fewer than 50% Ukrainians prior to their deportation. Today only eight of the tserkvy are standing. They have been converted to kostels and are used by the Polish Roman Catholic church.

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DEANERY OF LEZHAYSK
* 11- PARISHES
* 17 - CHURCHES
* 15,600 - PARISHONERS

COMMENTS:
The deanery of Lezhays'k is located outsidethe Ukrainian ethnographic boundaries; as a result the Poles drastically outnumbered the Ukrainians. The deanery consisted of 17 tserkvy and some 15,600 faithful. Today only 11 tserkvy remain; 10 are used by Polish Roman Catholic parishes, while one is in a deteriorated condition.

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DEANERY OF CHESANIV
* 27- PARISHES
* 27 - CHURCHES
* 27,600 - PARISHONERS

COMMENTS:
The deanery of Chesaniv, together with the parish in Radruzh, consisted of 26 Ukrainian Catholic tserkvy, and served some 27,600 parishioners. According to today's count, there are 20 tserkvy still standing. Thirteen of these are used by the Polish Roman Catholic church as kostels, one as a museum, two are used as warehouses, and another 5 are abandoned and unused.

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DEANERY OF RAVA RUS'KA
* 6- PARISHES
* 13 - CHURCHES
* 15,300 - PARISHONERS

COMMENTS:
The deanery of Rava Rus'ka is divided by the Polish, URSR border. Out of the 32 tserkvy in the deanery, 13 are located within the Polish boundaries. Today there are only 5 tserkvy left standing out of the original 13. Of these five, two are used as warehouses and are in need of restoration; two are used by the Polish Roman Catholic church; and one is used by both Polish Roman Catholics and Ukrainian Catholics.

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DEANERY OF UHNIV
* 8- PARISHES
* 16 - CHURCHES
* 13,400 - PARISHONERS

COMMENTS:
The deanery of Uhniv, as others in this part of Galicia, is cut by the Polish-Soviet border. On the Polish side remained 16 tserkvy with some 13,400 parishioners. Today there are only eight of these still standing. Six are used by the Polish Roman Catholic church, one is unused but in reasonable condition, and one is in a totally deteriorated state.

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DEANERY OF BELZ
* 7- PARISHES
* 14 - CHURCHES
* 7,700 - PARISHONERS

COMMENTS:
Before the brutal expulsion of the Ukrainian population, 32 tserkvy were part of the deanery of Lisko. Today only thirteen remain standing in reasonable condition. Eleven of these are used by the Polish Roman Catholic Church, one stands empty and abandoned, and one is used as a warehouse.Most of the tserkvy were destroyed during the expulsion of Ukrainians by the Polish government. For example, the whole settlement of Serednye Velyke, including the tserkva, was torched on March 31,1946. On April 15, 1946, 159 families were expelled to the Soviet Ukraine.
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