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
Location
TerritorySaskatchewan, Canada
Ecclesiastical provinceArcheparchy of Winnipeg
HeadquartersSaskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Population
- Catholics
7,700
Information
Sui iuris churchUkrainian Greek Catholic
RiteByzantine Rite
EstablishedNovember 3, 1956
CathedralUkrainian Catholic Cathedral of St. George
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Major ArchbishopSviatoslav Shevchuk
BishopBryan Bayda Bishop of the Eparchy of Saskatoon
Metropolitan ArchbishopLawrence 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.

References

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