Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Chicago explained

Jurisdiction:Eparchy
Saint Nicholas of Chicago
Latin:Eparchia Sancti Nicolai Chicagiensis Ucrainorum
Territory:Western United States, all of the Midwest (except Ohio), Alaska, and Hawaii
Province:Ukrainian Catholic Metropolia of Philadelphia
Headquarters:Chicago, Illinois, United States
Catholics:12,500
Denomination:Catholic Church
Sui Iuris Church:Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
Rite:Byzantine Rite
Established:July 14, 1961
Cathedral:St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral
Major Archbishop:Sviatoslav Shevchuk
Bishop:Venedykt Aleksiychuk, M.S.U.
Bishop Title:Bishop
Website:Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Nicholas of Chicago

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., the St. Nicholas Eparchy has 43 churches and missions in the western USA.

The bishop of the eparchy is Venedykt Aleksiychuk . 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

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

Further reading

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Paska . Walter . 1975 . Sources of particular law for the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the United States . 461569501 .