Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon
The Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon (Ukrainian: Саскатунська єпархія Української греко-католицької церкви) is the Ukrainian Greek Catholic (using Byzantine Rite in Ukrainian language) eparchy (Eastern Catholic diocese) for the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.
Eparchy of Saskatoon Eparchia Saskatoonensis Ucrainorum Українська Католицька Єпархія Саскатуну | |
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| Location | |
| Territory | Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archeparchy of Winnipeg |
| Headquarters | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Population - Catholics (including non-members) | 7,700 |
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| Sui iuris church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic |
| Rite | Byzantine Rite |
| Established | November 3, 1956 |
| Cathedral | Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of St. George |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Major Archbishop | Sviatoslav Shevchuk |
| Bishop | Bryan Bayda Bishop of the Eparchy of Saskatoon |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Lawrence Huculak Archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg |
| Website | |
| Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon | |
Its cathedral episcopal see is the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of St. George, in Saskatoon. It is one of the suffragan eparchies of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg. The current bishop is Bryan Bayda.
History
- Established on March 10, 1951 as Apostolic Exarchate of Saskatoon, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Exarchate of Central Canada.
- November 3, 1956: Elevated to Eparchy of Saskatoon
Bishops
Episcopal ordinaries
- Apostolic Exarch of Saskatoon
- Andrew Roborecki (1951.03.10 – 1956.11.03 see below), Titular Bishop of Tanais (1948.03.03 – 1956.11.03), previously Auxiliary Exarch of Central Canada of the Ukrainians (Canada) (1948.03.03 – 1951.03.10)
- Suffragan Eparchs (Bishops) of Saskatoon
- Andrew Roborecki (see above 1956.11.03 – death 1982.10.24)
- Basil Filevich (1983.12.05 – 1995.11.06)
- Cornelius Pasichny, Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (O.S.B.M.) (1995.11.06 – 1998.07.01), later Bishop of Toronto of the Ukrainians (Canada) (1998.07.01 – 2003.05.03)
- Michael Wiwchar, Redemptorists (C.Ss.R.) (2000.11.29 – 2008.05.02), previously Bishop of Saint Nicholas of Chicago of the Ukrainians (USA) (1993.07.02 – 2000.11.29), also Apostolic Administrator of the above Saint Nicholas of Chicago of the Ukrainians (2000.12.01 – 2003.03.25
- Bryan Bayda, C.Ss.R. (2008.05.02 – ...)
Other priest of this eparchy who became bishop
- Kenneth Anthony Adam Nowakowski, appointed Bishop of New Westminster (Ukrainian) in 2007
Statistics
As of 2009, the eparchy contains 84 parishes, 29 active eparchial and religious priests and 7,256 Catholics. It also has 16 women religious, 9 religious brothers and 3 permanent deacons.
Sources and external links
- Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon
- GigaCatholic, with incumbent biography links
- Saint George's Cathedral, Saskatoon
- Saints Peter & Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church, Saskatoon
- Sheptytsky Institute, Saskatoon
- St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church, Yorkton
- Ukrainian Catholic Redemptorists of the Yorkton Province
- Ukrainian Catholic Education Center, Saskatoon
- Holy Spirit Seminary, Ottawa
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