Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of New Westminster

Eparchy of New Westminster

Eparchia Neo-Vestmonasteriensis Ucrainorum

Українська Католицька Єпархія Нью Вестмінстера
Holy Eucharist Cathedral
Location
TerritoryBritish Columbia, Canada
Ecclesiastical provinceArcheparchy of Winnipeg
HeadquartersNew Westminster, B.C., Canada
Population
  •  
  • 7,800
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchUkrainian Greek Catholic Church
RiteByzantine Rite
EstablishedJune 27, 1974
CathedralHoly Eucharist Cathedral
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
Major ArchbishopSviatoslav Shevchuk
EparchVacant
Metropolitan ArchbishopMichael Kwiatkowski
Website
www.nweparchy.ca Edit this at Wikidata

The Eparchy of New Westminster is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ecclesiastical territory or eparchy of the Catholic Church in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The eparchy is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archeparchy of Winnipeg.

As of 2004, the diocese contained 7,800 Catholics with 17 parishes, 11 active diocesan priests and 2 religious priests as well as 2 women religious, 2 religious brothers, and 2 permanent deacons.[1] On 16 January 2020, bishop David Motiuk was appointed an Apostolic Administrator of the Eparchy of New Westminster.[2]

Eparchial bishops

The following is a list of the bishops and archbishops and their terms of service:

References

  1. ↑ "Parishes | Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of New Westminster". nweparchy.ca. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  2. ↑ "Bishop David Motiuk". Eparchy of New Westminster.

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