The Eparchy of Saskatoon ( uk, Саскатунська єпархія Української греко-католицької церкви) is a

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ecclesiastical territory or

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of the

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in the

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province of

Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dak ...

. The eparchy's

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is the Cathedral of St. George in the episcopal see of

Saskatoon Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Yellowhead Highway, and has served as th ...

. The eparchy is a suffragan in the

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of the metropolitan Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg.

History

* Established on March 10, 1951, as

Apostolic Exarchate An exarch (; from Ancient Greek ἔξαρχος ''exarchos'', meaning “leader”) was the holder of any of various historical offices, some of them being political or military and others being ecclesiastical. In the late Roman Empire and e ...

of Saskatoon, on territory split off from the then

Apostolic Exarchate of Central Canada The Archeparchy of Winnipeg is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ecclesiastical territory or archeparchy of the Catholic Church in Manitoba, a province of Canada. Currently, its archeparch is Lawrence Huculak. Its cathedral is the Cathedral of ...

. * November 3, 1956: Elevated to Eparchy of Saskatoon

Bishops

Episcopal ordinaries

;''Apostolic Exarch of Saskatoon'' * Andrew Roborecki (1951.03.10 – 1956.11.03 ''see below''),

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(1948.03.03 – 1956.11.03) ;''Suffragan Eparchs (Bishops) of Saskatoon'' * Andrew Roborecki (''see above'' 1956.11.03 – death 1982.10.24) * Basil Filevich (1983.12.05 – 1995.11.06) * Cornelius Pasichny,

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(1995.11.06 – 1998.07.01) *

Michael Wiwchar Michael Wiwchar (born May 9, 1932) is a Canadian-born bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States and Canada. He served as the third eparch (bishop) of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Nicholas of Chicago from 1993 to 2000 and as ...

, C.Ss.R. (2000.11.29 – 2008.05.02) * Bryan Bayda, C.Ss.R. (2008.05.02 – 2022.04.28) * ''Apostolic Administrator'' Lawrence Huculak, O.S.B.M. (since 2022.04.28)

Other priest of this eparchy who became bishop

Kenneth Nowakowski Kenneth Anthony Adam Nowakowski ( ua, Кен Новаківський, born May 16, 1958, North Battleford, Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada, western Canada, bordered on th ...

, appointed Bishop of New Westminster (Ukrainian) in 2007

Statistics

, the eparchy contains 84 parishes, 29 active eparchial and religious priests and 7,256 Catholics. It also has 16 women religious, 9 religious brothers and 3 permanent deacons.

References

Eparchy of Saskatoon page at catholichierarchy.org

Sources and external links

Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon

Saint George's Cathedral, SaskatoonSaints Peter & Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church, SaskatoonSheptytsky Institute, SaskatoonSt. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church, YorktonUkrainian Catholic Redemptorists of the Yorkton ProvinceUkrainian Catholic Education Center, SaskatoonHoly Spirit Seminary, Ottawa
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