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Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon

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Population - Catholics
  
7,700

Established
  
November 3, 1956

Territory
  
Saskatchewan

Rite
  
Byzantine Rite

Major archbishop
  
Sviatoslav Shevchuk

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Ecclesiastical province
  
Archeparchy of Winnipeg

Headquarters
  
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Sui iuris church
  
Ukrainian Greek Catholic

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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.

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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

    Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon Wikipedia
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