Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Wrocław–Koszalin

The Ukrainian (Greek) Catholic Eparchy of Wrocław–Koszalin (Wrocław–Koszalin of the Ukrainians) is a suffragan eparchy (Eastern Catholic diocese) in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archeparchy of Przemyśl–Warsawa, which covers some part of Poland for the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (Byzantine rite in Ukrainian language) parallel to the Latin hierarchy. It depends from the Roman Congregation for the Oriental Churches.

Eparchy of Wrocław–Koszalin

Dioecesis Vratislaviensis–Coslinensis ritus bysantini ucraini

Eparchia wrocławsko-koszalinska
St Vincent and St James Cathedral in Wrocław
Location
CountryPoland
Ecclesiastical provinceArcheparchy of Przemyśl–Warsaw
HeadquartersWroclaw, Poland
Population
- Catholics (including non-members)
50,000
Information
Sui iuris churchUkrainian Greek Catholic
RiteByzantine Rite
Established24 May 1996
CathedralSt Vincent and St James in Wrocław
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Major ArchbishopArchbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk
BishopWlodzimierz Roman Juszczak, O.S.B.M. Bishop of Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Wrocław-Koszalin
Metropolitan ArchbishopEugeniusz Popowicz Archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Przemyśl-Warsaw
Map

Eparchy of Wrocław-Koszalin in green
Website
https://www.cerkiew.net.pl/

Its episcopal see is the St Vincent and St James Cathedral, in Wrocław (Breslau, western Poland), in the administrative Lower Silesian Voivodeship (Dolnośląskie province).

Statistics

As per 2015, it pastorally served 25,000 Catholics in 56 parishes with 33 priests (32 diocesan, 1 religious), 10 lay religious (1 brother, 9 sisters) and 2 seminarians.

History

Eparchial bishops
Eparchs of Wrocław–Gdańsk
  • Teodor Majkowicz (12 July 1997 – death 9 May 1998)
  • Wlodzimierz Roman Juszczak, O.S.B.M. (24 April 1999 – ...)

See also

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