Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon

Eparchy of Saskatoon
Eparchia Saskatoonensis Ucrainorum
Українська Католицька Єпархія Саскатуну
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

Episcopal Ordinaries

Apostolic Exarch of Saskatoon
Suffragan Eparchs (Bishops) of Saskatoon

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

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

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