Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Wrocław-Gdańsk

The Ukrainian (Greek) Catholic Eparchy of Wrocław–Gdańsk (Wrocław–Gdańsk of the Ukrainians) is the only suffragan eparchy (Eastern Catholic diocese) in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archeparchy of Przemyśl–Warsawa, which covers all Poland for the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (Byzantine rite in Ukrainian language) parallel to the Latin hierarchy. Both depend on the Roman Congregation for the Oriental Churches.

Archeparchy of Wrocław–Gdańsk

Dioecesis Vratislaviensis–Gedanensis ritus bysantini ucraini
Location
Ecclesiastical provinceArcheparchy of Przemyśl–Warsaw
HeadquartersWroclaw, Poland
Population
- Catholics
50,000
Information
Sui iuris churchUkrainian Greek Catholic
RiteByzantine Rite
Established24 May 1996
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Major ArchbishopArchbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk
BishopWlodzimierz Roman Juszczak, O.S.B.M. Bishop of Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Wrocław-Gdańsk
Metropolitan ArchbishopEugeniusz Popowicz Archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Wrocław–Gdańsk

Its episcopal see is the Katedra św. Wincentego i św. Jakuba, in Wrocław (Breslau, western Poland), in the administrative Lower Silesian Voivodeship (Dolnośląskie province).

It also has a Co-Cathedral, Konkatedra Św. Bartłomieja i Opieki Przenajświętszej Bogurodzicy, in Gdańsk (Danzig, northern Poland), in the Pomeranian Voivodeship (Pomorskie 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

The eparchy was established on 24 May 1996 as Diocese of Wrocław–Gdańsk (Polish), Breslavia–Danzica (Curiate Italian), Latin adjective Vratislavien(sis)–Gedanen(sis), without direct precursor.

Episcopal ordinaries

(all Ukrainian Rite)

Suffragan Eparchs (Bishops) of Wrocław–Gdańsk
  • Teodor Majkowicz (12 July 1997 – death 9 May 1998), no other prelature
  • Wlodzimierz Roman Juszczak, Order of St. Basil the Great (O.S.B.M.) (24 April 1999 – ...)

See also

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