Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon

Eparchy of Saskatoon Eparchia Saskatoonensis Ucrainorum Українська Католицька Єпархія Саскатуну
Seat of the Eparchy: The Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of St. George, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Location
Territory	Saskatchewan, Canada
Ecclesiastical province	Archeparchy of Winnipeg
Headquarters	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Population - Catholics	7,700
Information
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 Joseph Bayda, C.SS.R. Bishop of the Eparchy of Saskatoon
Metropolitan Archbishop	Lawrence Daniel Huculak Archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg
Website
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.

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 Joseph Bayda, C.SS.R..

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

Episcopal Ordinaries

Apostolic Exarch of Saskatoon

Andrew J. 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 J. Roborecki (see above 1956.11.03 – death 1982.10.24)
Basil (Wasyl) Filevich (Felivich) (1983.12.05 – 1995.11.06)
Cornelius John 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 Joseph Bayda, C.Ss.R. (2008.05.02 – ...)

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.

References

Eparchy of Saskatoon page at catholichierarchy.org

Sources and External links

Circumscriptions of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

Major Archeparchy	Kiev–Galicia

Metropolitan Archeparchy	Kyiv Lviv Przemyśl – Warsaw Winnipeg Philadelphia Ivano-Frankivsk Ternopil – Zboriv São João Batista em Curitiba

Eparchy	Ukraine Buchach Kamyanets-Podilskyi Kolomyia – Chernivtsi Sambir – Drohobych Sokal – Zhovkva Stryi Poland Wrocław - Gdańsk Canada Edmonton Saskatoon New Westminster Toronto United States Saint Nicholas of Chicago Saint Josaphat in Parma Stamford Brazil Imaculada Conceição in Prudentópolis Argentina Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires Australia Saints Peter and Paul of Australia Great Britain Holy Family of London France, Benelux and Switzerland Saint Wladimir-Le-Grand de Paris

Apostolic Exarchate	Germany and Scandinavia

Archiepiscopal Exarchate	Donetsk Kharkiv Krym Odessa Lutsk

defunct circumscriptions	Apostolic Exarchate of Lemkowszczyzna (Poland) Eparchy of Zboriv (Ukraine)

Coordinates: 52°07′N 106°39′W / 52.117°N 106.650°W / 52.117; -106.650

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