Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Wrocław–Koszalin explained

Jurisdiction:Eparchy
Wrocław–Koszalin
Latin:Dioecesis Vratislaviensis–Coslinensis ritus bysantini ucraini
Local:Eparchia wrocławsko-koszalinska
Country:Poland
Province:Archeparchy of Przemyśl–Warsaw
Headquarters:Wroclaw, Poland
Catholics:50,000
Sui Iuris Church:Ukrainian Greek Catholic
Rite:Byzantine Rite
Established:24 May 1996
Cathedral:St Vincent and St James in Wrocław
Major Archbishop:Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk
Bishop:Wlodzimierz Roman Juszczak, O.S.B.M. Bishop of Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Wrocław-Koszalin
Bishop Title:Bishop
Metro Archbishop:Eugeniusz Popowicz Archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Przemyśl-Warsaw
Map:Eparchie w Polsce.png
Map Alt:Eparchy of Wrocław-Koszalin in green
Website:https://www.cerkiew.net.pl/

The Ukrainian (Greek) Catholic Eparchy of Wrocław–Koszalin (Wrocław–Koszalin of the Ukrainians) is a suffragan eparchy (Eastern Catholic diocese) in the ecclesiastical province of the, which covers some part of Poland for the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (Byzantine rite in Ukrainian language) parallel to the Latin hierarchy. It depends from the Roman Congregation for the Oriental Churches.

Its episcopal see is the St Vincent and St James Cathedral, in Wrocław (Breslau, western Poland), in the administrative Lower Silesian Voivodeship (Dolnośląskie province).

Statistics

As per 2015, it pastorally served 25,000 Catholics in 56 parishes with 33 priests (32 diocesan, 1 religious), 10 lay religious (1 brother, 9 sisters) and 2 seminarians.

History

Eparchial bishops

Eparchs of Wrocław–Gdańsk

See also

Sources and external links

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: HISTORICAL DECISION: THE UGCC IN UKRAINE SWITCHES TO A NEW CALENDAR . 2023-02-06 . Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church . en.
  2. Web site: The UGCC in Poland is also switching to a new calendar . 2023-03-22 . . uk.
  3. Web site: 2023-02-06 . ДЕКРЕТ ВЛАДИК У ПОЛЬЩІ В КАЛЕНДАРНОМУ ПИТАННІ . 2023-03-22 . Eparchia Wrocławsko-Koszalińska Kościoła Greckokatolickiego w Polsce . pl-PL.