Melkite_Greek_Catholic_Eparchy_of_Saint-Sauveur_in_Montréal

Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Saint-Sauveur of Montréal

Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Saint-Sauveur of Montréal

Eastern Catholic eparchy in Canada


The Greek Melkite Catholic Eparchy of Canada,[1] also known as the Melkite Eparchy of Canada or the Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Saint-Sauveur of Montréal (Latin: Eparchia Sanctissimi Salvatoris Marianopolitansis Graecorum Melkitarum Catholicorum), is an eparchy of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in Canada.[2] It is based at Saint Sauveur Cathedral in Montreal, Quebec.

Quick Facts Eparchy of Canada (Melkite Greek), Location ...

Territory

The eparchy includes the faithful of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in Canada. Its eparchial seat is the city of Montreal, where Saint Sauveur Cathedral is located. The name of the eparchy is derived from Saint-Sauveur (French for 'Holy Saviour').

As of 2020, the eparchy had around 40,000 baptized members, and it is divided into fourteen parishes.

History

On April 9, 1968, Pope Paul VI founded the Apostolic Exarchate in Canada by the apostolic constitution Qui benignissimo. On October 13, 1980, Pope John Paul II issued a bull Qui benignissimo, which established the Apostolic Exarchate of the Saint-Sauveur.[3] On September 1, 1984, Pope John Paul II issued a bull Beati Petri,[4] which transformed the Apostolic Exarchate of the Saint-Sauveur into an eparchy.

Communities

The eparchy has parishes in Montreal, Pierrefonds-Roxboro, Laval, Brossard, Quebec City, Ottawa, Toronto, Etobicoke-Mississauga, Hamilton, London, Windsor, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver.

It also includes the Canadian jurisdictions of two orders associated with the Melkite Greek Catholic Church – the Order of Saint Lazarus and the Canadian lieutenancy of the Patriarchal Order of the Holy Cross of Jerusalem.

Ordinaries

Apostolic Exarch of Canada
Bishops of Saint-Sauveur of Montréal

References

  1. "Greek Melkite Catholic Eparchy of Canada". Melkitecanada.org. Archived from the original on 2007-01-08. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
  2. "Melkite Eparchy of Canada". melkite.ca. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  3. "Dalle Chiese Orientali, 26.06.2021" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  4. "Resignations and Appointments". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2021-10-25.

Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Melkite_Greek_Catholic_Eparchy_of_Saint-Sauveur_in_Montréal, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.