The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia is a
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
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ecclesiastical territory or
archeparchy
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of the
Catholic Church
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in the Eastern
United States
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. Its
episcopal see
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is
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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. The Archeparchy of Philadelphia is a
metropolitan see
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with three
suffragan eparchies in its
ecclesiastical province
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. The Archeparchy of Philadelphia's territorial jurisdiction includes the
District of Columbia
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,
Virginia
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,
Maryland
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,
New Jersey
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, and the eastern and central portions of
Pennsylvania
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.
The current
archbishop
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of the archeparchy is ''
The Right Reverend
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Overview
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Boris Gudziak, reigning since June 4, 2019.
Ukrainian Greek Catholics in the United States were given ''
sui iuris
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'' status as an
ordinariate for the faithful of eastern rite
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by
Pope Pius X
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in 1914. Prior to that, all Ukrainian Greek Catholics had been under the jurisdiction of the local
Latin Church
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ordinary. In 1924, the status of the ordinariate was elevated to that of
exarchate
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, known as the ''Apostolic Exarchate of United States of America, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Ukrainian)''. The Exarchate was then elevated to the status of Archeparchy by
Pope Pius XII
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in 1950. In 1983, the Archeparchy lost part of its territory to the new (though still
suffragan
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In the Anglican Communion, a suffragan bishop is a bishop who is subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop (bishop ordinary) and so is not normally jurisdictiona ...
)
Eparchy of St. Josaphat in Parma erected by
Pope John Paul II
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.
, the archeparchy has approximately 13,051 Catholics and 64 parishes under its canonical jurisdiction.
Bishops
Ordinary of the United States of America
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Soter Stephen Ortynsky de Labetz,
O.S.B.M.
The Order of Saint Basil the Great ( uk, Чин Святого Василія Великого, translit=Chyn Sviatoho Vasyliia Velykoho; la, Ordo Sancti Basilii Magni, abbreviated OSBM), also known as the Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat, is ...
(1907–1916)
Archeparchs of Philadelphia
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Constantine Bohachevsky (1924–1961)
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Ambrozij Andrew Senyshyn, O.S.B.M. (1961–1976)
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Joseph Michael Schmondiuk Joseph Michael Schmondiuk, D.D. (August 6, 1912 - December 25, 1978), born in Wall, Pennsylvania, was an Archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Church. He is the first bishop of the church who was born in the United States.
On August 14, 1961, he wa ...
(1977–1978)
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Myroslav Ivan Lubachivsky
Myroslav Ivan Lubachivsky ( uk, Мирослав Іван Любачівський; 24 June 1914, Dolyna, Austria-Hungary – 14 December 2000, Lviv, Ukraine), cardinal, was bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia in the ...
(1979–1980), appointed Coadjutor Archeparch and later
Archeparch of Lviv (Ukrainian)
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Stephen Sulyk
Stephen Sulyk ( uk, Стефа́н Су́лик; October 2, 1924 – April 6, 2020) was a Ukrainian-American hierarch who was an archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. He died from complications brought on by COVID-19 during the C ...
(1980–2000)
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Stephen Soroka (2000–2018)
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Borys Gudziak
Borys Gudziak (born 24 November 1960) is the current Archeparch of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia. He founded the Institute of Church History and served as the rector and president of the Ukrainian Catholic University. He wa ...
(2019–present)
Other priests of this eparchy who became bishops
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Jaroslav Gabro
Jaroslav Gabro (July 31, 1919 - March 28, 1980) was a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as the first eparch (bishop) of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Nicholas of Chicago from 1961 to 1980.
Biography
Born in ...
, appointed Bishop of Saint Nicholas of Chicago in 1961
*
Richard Stephen Seminack, appointed Bishop of Saint Nicholas of Chicago in 2003
Auxiliary Eparchs of Philadelphia
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Ivan Bucko (1940–1945)
* Ambrozij Andrew Senyshyn, O.S.B.M. (1942–1956), appointed
Eparch of Stamford
* Joseph Michael Schmondiuk (1956–1961), appointed
Eparch of Stamford
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John Stock (1971–1972)
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Basil Harry Losten (1971–1977), appointed
Eparch of Stamford
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Robert Mikhail Moskal (1981–1983), appointed
Eparch of Saint Josaphat in Parma
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Michael Kuchmiak,
C.Ss.R. (1988–1989), appointed
Eparch of Holy Family of London
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Wolodymyr Paska (1992–2000)
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John Bura
John Bura ( uk, Іван Бура; June 12, 1944 – January 17, 2023) was a bishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in the United States. He served as the Auxiliary Bishop of Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia from 2006 to 20 ...
(2006–2019)
*
Andriy Rabiy (2017–present)
Cathedral
The
seat
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of the archeparchy is the
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, built in the style of the
Hagia Sophia
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,
and located across the street from the Archeparchy's offices. In 1979, it hosted a papal visit by
Pope John Paul II
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, the first time a Roman Pontiff had visited an
Eastern Catholic
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church in the United States. In addition,
Ukrainian
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* Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe
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* So ...
President
Viktor Yushchenko
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As an informal leader of th ...
and his wife paid a state visit to the Archeparchy and the Cathedral in 2005.
Metropolia of Philadelphia for the Ukrainians
The archeparchy is the metropolitan see of the Ukrainian Catholic Metropolia of Philadelphia. The archeparchy has three suffragan
eparchies
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:
Saint Josaphat in Parma,
Saint Nicholas of Chicago, and
Stamford.
Parishes
The archeparchy governs parishes in the following states:
*
Delaware
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*
District of Columbia
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Maryland
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New Jersey
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Pennsylvania (eastern counties)
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Virginia
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See also
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Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine of the Holy Family
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List of the Catholic cathedrals of the United States
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List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States
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:Catholic dioceses in the United States (including ecclesiastical provinces)
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia
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Ukrainian Catholic Church Ukrainian Catholic Church may refer to:
* Latin Church in Ukraine
* Greek Catholic Churches (Eastern Catholic communities of the Byzantine Rite, centered in Ukraine, in communion with the Church of Rome)
** Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
**Ukrai ...
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List of bishops
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Lists
Catholic
* Bishop in the Catholic Chu ...
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Ivan Volansky
References
Sources
Catholic-Hierarchy.org''History of the Metropolia''(Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia official website)
Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
External links
Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia Official Site
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Philadelphia
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Philadelphia
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Philadelphia, Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of
Churches in Philadelphia
Philadelphia
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Christian organizations established in 1913
Ukrainian-American culture in Pennsylvania
Ukrainian-American culture in Maryland
Ukrainian-American culture in New Jersey
Ukrainian-American culture in Washington, D.C.
Philadelphia
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Poplar, Philadelphia
1913 establishments in Pennsylvania
Ukrainian-American culture in Philadelphia