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.
Eparchy of Saskatoon Eparchia Saskatoonensis Ucrainorum Українська Католицька Єпархія Саскатуну | |
|---|---|
 | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Territory | Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archeparchy of Winnipeg |
| Headquarters | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Population - Catholics | 5,438 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church |
| Rite | Byzantine Rite |
| Established | November 3, 1956 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. George |
| Patron saint | St. George |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Major Archbishop | Sviatoslav Shevchuk |
| Bishop | Michael Smolinski, C.Ss.R. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Lawrence Huculak Archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg |
| Bishops emeritus | Michael Wiwchar, C.Ss.R. |
| Website | |
| Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon | |
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
edit- 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
editEpiscopal ordinaries
edit- Apostolic Exarch of Saskatoon
- Andrew Roborecki (1951.03.10 – 1956.11.03 see below), Titular Bishop of Tanais (1948.03.03 – 1956.11.03)
- 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, O.S.B.M. (1995.11.06 – 1998.07.01)
- Michael Wiwchar, C.Ss.R. (2000.11.29 – 2008.05.02)
- Bryan Bayda, C.Ss.R. (2008.05.02 – 2022.04.28)
- Michael Smolinski, C.Ss.R. (since 2024.01.21)
Other priests of this eparchy who became bishops
edit- Kenneth Nowakowski, appointed Bishop of New Westminster (Ukrainian) in 2007
Statistics
editAs of 2020[update], the Eparchy contains 67 parishes, 23 active eparchial and religious priests and 5,438 Catholics. It also has 16 women religious, 7 religious priests and 3 permanent deacons.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Bishop Bryan Bayda, CSsR, Eparch". skeparchy.org. 2016-05-12. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
- ^ "Eparchy". skeparchy.org. 2015-10-04. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
Sources and external links
edit- Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon
- GigaCatholic, with incumbent biography links
- Saint George's Cathedral, Saskatoon
- Saints Peter & Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church, Saskatoon
- Sheptytsky Institute, Saskatoon
- St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church, Yorkton
- Ukrainian Catholic Redemptorists of the Yorkton Province
- Ukrainian Catholic Education Center, Saskatoon
- Holy Spirit Seminary, Ottawa