The exterior of St. Josephat Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral in Parma, Ohio
| Ukrainian Greek Catholic Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma Eparchia Sancti Iosaphat Parmensis |
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| Basic information | |
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| Location | Parma, Ohio, United States |
| Territory | Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina |
| Population | 11,058 Catholics |
| Liturgical rite | Byzantine |
| Particular Church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic |
| Ecclesiastical province | Ukrainian Catholic Metropolia of Philadelphia |
| Established | December 5, 1983 |
| Cathedral | St. Josaphat's Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral |
| Bishop | John Bura |
| Website | Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Parma |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Benedict XVI |
| Major Archbishop | Sviatoslav Shevchuk |
| Metropolitan | Stefan Soroka, Archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia |
| Bishop | John Bura, Apostolic Administrator of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma |
Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma is a diocese of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in the United States, with its seat in Parma, Ohio. It was established in 1983 by Pope John Paul II. The first bishop was Robert M. Moskal. The current apostolic administrator is Bishop John Bura, who was formerly the auxiliary bishop of the Archeparchy of Philadelphia. The eparchy encompasses parishes in:
The eparchy is one of three suffragan eparchies of the Ukrainian Catholic Metropolia of Philadelphia, which also includes the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia, the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Nicholas of Chicago, and the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stamford,
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