Eparchy of Saskatoon

Eparchia Saskatoonensis Ucrainorum

Українська Католицька Єпархія Саскатуну
Location
TerritorySaskatchewan, Canada
Ecclesiastical provinceArcheparchy of Winnipeg
HeadquartersSaskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Population
- Catholics

7,700
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchUkrainian Greek Catholic Church
RiteByzantine Rite
EstablishedNovember 3, 1956
CathedralCathedral of St. George
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Major ArchbishopSviatoslav Shevchuk
BishopMichael Smolinski, C.Ss.R. (elected)
Metropolitan ArchbishopLawrence Huculak Archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg
Apostolic AdministratorLawrence Huculak
Bishops emeritusMichael Wiwchar, C.Ss.R.
Website
Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon

The Eparchy of Saskatoon (Ukrainian: Саскатунська єпархія Української греко-католицької церкви) is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ecclesiastical territory or eparchy of the Catholic Church in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.

The eparchy's cathedral is the Cathedral of St. George in the episcopal see of Saskatoon. The eparchy is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg.[1]

History

Bishops

Episcopal ordinaries

Apostolic Exarch of Saskatoon
Suffragan Eparchs (Bishops) of Saskatoon

Other priest of this eparchy who became bishop

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.[2]

References

  1. "Bishop Bryan Bayda, CSsR, Eparch". skeparchy.org. 2016-05-12. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  2. "Eparchy". skeparchy.org. 2015-10-04. Retrieved 2021-10-25.

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