Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Saint-Sauveur of Montréal explained

Jurisdiction:Eparchy
Canada (Melkite Greek)
Country:Canada
Parishes:14
Denomination:Melkite Greek Catholic Church
Rite:Byzantine Rite
Established:1968 (as an exarchate)
1984 (as an eparchy)
Cathedral:Saint Sauveur Cathedral
Patriarch:Youssef Absi
Bishop Title:Eparch
Bishop:Milad Jawish

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.

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Greek Melkite Catholic Eparchy of Canada . Melkitecanada.org . 2015-07-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070108080826/http://www.melkitecanada.org/ . 2007-01-08 .
  2. Web site: Melkite Eparchy of Canada . melkite.ca . 2022-01-24.
  3. Web site: Marianopolitana, die tertia decima mensis Octobris, anno millesimo nongentesimo octogesimo - Constitutio Apostolica, Ioannes Paulus PP. II" /> | Ioannes Paulus II . Vatican.va . 2015-07-10.
  4. Web site: Sanctissimi Salvatoris Marianopolitanae, die primo mensis Septembris, anno Domini millesimo nongentesimo octogesimo quarto - Constitutio Apostolica, Ioannes Paulus PP. II | Ioannes Paulus II . Vatican.va . 2015-07-10.
  5. 27 June 2021 . 26 June 2021 . it . Dalle Chiese Orientali, 26.06.2021 . Holy See Press Office .
  6. Web site: BISHOP IBRAHIM M. IBRAHIM – MELKITE EPARCHY OF CANADA. 2021-10-25. en-US.
  7. Web site: Resignations and Appointments. 2021-10-25. press.vatican.va.