Ukrainian_Catholic_Eparchy_of_Chicago

Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Chicago

Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Chicago

Ukrainian Greek Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Western & Midwest USA

The Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Nicholas of Chicago is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ecclesiastical territory or eparchy of the Catholic Church in the whole Western United States and Midwest (except Ohio), Alaska, and Hawaii. As of 2020, the St. Nicholas Eparchy has 43 churches and missions in the western USA.

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The bishop of the eparchy is Venedykt Aleksiychuk as of April 20, 2017. St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral is the mother church of the eparchy. The Eparchy of Chicago is a suffragan eparchy in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archeparchy of Philadelphia.

Eparchs of Chicago

  1. Jaroslav Gabro (1961-1980)
  2. Innocent Lotocky, O.S.B.M. (1980 - 1993)
  3. Michael Wiwchar, C.Ss.R. (1993 - 2000), appointed Eparch of Saskatoon
  4. Richard Seminack (2003 - 2016)
  5. Venedykt Aleksiychuk, M.S.U. (2017 – present)

Metropolia of Philadelphia for the Ukrainians

Further information: List of the Catholic bishops of the United States § Metropolia of Philadelphia for the Ukrainians

The eparchy is one of four suffragan eparchies of the Ukrainian Catholic Metropolia of Philadelphia, which also includes the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia, the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stamford, and the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Parma.[1]

Parishes

The eparchy governs parishes, which are located in the following states:

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Paska, Walter (1975). Sources of particular law for the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the United States (Thesis). OCLC 461569501.[page needed]

Further reading

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