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The Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stamford is a
news release from the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stamford, undated but referring to the opening of the new academic year on September 4, 2006 Lubomyr Husar, Major Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Major-Archdiocese of Lviv, and one of the cardinal (Catholicism), cardinals considered a possible successor to Pope John Paul II in 2005, was educated at St. Basil's College. The college opened in September 1939. By 2007 it had graduated 130 students, of which 127 have been ordained to the priesthood, including six elevated to the episcopacy, and the current patriarch and head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church. Most of the students have been Ukrainian Catholics interested in studying spirituality, the Ukrainian rite, Ukrainian history, civilization, Languages of Ukraine, language, and Ukrainian literature, literature. In May 2007 three students graduated. The Connecticut Department of Higher Education, in the fall of 2005, reaccredited the college for another five years. The American Academy for Liberal Education also granted "institutional pre-accreditation" in 2005.
Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stamford Official Site
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The Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stamford is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
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ecclesiastical territory or eparchy
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of the Catholic Church
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in New York State
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and New England
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in the United States
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. The episcopal see is Stamford, Connecticut, where the cathedra is found in St. Volodymyr Cathedral. The diocese publishes ''The Sower'', a monthly newsletter with articles written in both English and Ukrainian, from its offices in Stamford.
The Eparchy of Stamford is a suffragan eparchy in the ecclesiastical province
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of the metropolitan Archeparchy of Philadelphia.
History
The Eparchy of Stamford was created in 1956 by Pope Pius XII. The territory was formerly administered by the Eparchate of Philadelphia. Bishop Ambrose Senyshyn of Stamford was named exarchate of the new eparchy. Senyshyn was president of the Ukrainian diocesan schools in Stamford, including the now-defunct St. Basil's Preparatory School."From the Archives: The Week of August 6" feature in ''The Advocate (Stamford), The Advocate'' of Stamford, August 7, 2006, page A7Diocesan bishop (eparch)
The diocesan bishop (eparch) of the diocese is Bishop Paul Patrick Chomnycky, O.S.B.M.St. Basil College Seminary
The Eparchy operates the tiny St. Basil College Seminary at 161 Glenbrook Road in Stamford. The college's mission is to educate and prepare men who desire to pursue a vocation to the priesthood for the Ukrainian Catholic Church. "St. Basil is the only Ukrainian Catholic liberal arts college, the only one of its kind outside of Ukraine fully accredited as a senior college by the State Board of Education," according to the Eparchy."St. Basil College Seminary Opened 67th Academic Year of Education and Formation"news release from the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stamford, undated but referring to the opening of the new academic year on September 4, 2006 Lubomyr Husar, Major Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Major-Archdiocese of Lviv, and one of the cardinal (Catholicism), cardinals considered a possible successor to Pope John Paul II in 2005, was educated at St. Basil's College. The college opened in September 1939. By 2007 it had graduated 130 students, of which 127 have been ordained to the priesthood, including six elevated to the episcopacy, and the current patriarch and head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church. Most of the students have been Ukrainian Catholics interested in studying spirituality, the Ukrainian rite, Ukrainian history, civilization, Languages of Ukraine, language, and Ukrainian literature, literature. In May 2007 three students graduated. The Connecticut Department of Higher Education, in the fall of 2005, reaccredited the college for another five years. The American Academy for Liberal Education also granted "institutional pre-accreditation" in 2005.
Preparatory school
The eparchy operated the St. Basil Preparatory School on the cathedral campus from 1933 to 1990. Alumni from the boys' high school typically have reunions every five years for each class. The school was founded by Archbishop Constantine Bohachevsky as "Ukrainian Catholic High School", and its alumni include more than 75 Ukrainian and Roman Catholic priests and two former Connecticut state judges.Sullivan, Eve, "St. Basil grads hail their alma mater", ''The Advocate (Stamford), The Advocate'', of Stamford, Connecticut, July 23, 2006Metropolia of Philadelphia for the Ukrainians
The eparchy is one of three suffragan eparchies of the Ukrainian Catholic Metropolia of Philadelphia, which also includes the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia, the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Parma, and the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Chicago, Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Nicholas of Chicago.Bishops
Ordinaries of this eparchy
*Ambrozij Andrew Senyshyn, O.S.B.M. (1956-1961), appointed Archeparch of Philadelphia *Joseph Michael Schmondiuk (1961-1977), appointed Archeparch of Philadelphia *Basil Harry Losten (1977-2006) *Paul Patrick Chomnycky, O.S.B.M. (2006–Present)Other priests of this eparchy who became bishops
* Lubomyr Husar (priest here, 1958–1972), consecrated bishop in 1977 (later a Cardinal (Catholic Church), cardinal) * Bohdan Danylo, Bohdan John Danylo, appointed Bishop of Saint Josaphat in Parma (Ukrainian) in 2014List of parish locations in the Eparchy of Stamford
Connecticut
*Stamford, Connecticut, Stamford – Cathedral *Ansonia, Connecticut, Ansonia *Bridgeport, Connecticut, Bridgeport *Colchester, Connecticut, Colchester *Glastonbury, Connecticut, Glastonbury *Hartford, Connecticut, Hartford *New Britain, Connecticut, New Britain *New Haven, Connecticut, New Haven *Terryville, Connecticut, Terryville *Willimantic, Connecticut, WillimanticMassachusetts
*Fall River, Massachusetts, Fall River *Ludlow, Massachusetts, Ludlow *Jamaica Plain (Boston) *Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Pittsfield *Salem, Massachusetts, Salem *South Deerfield, Massachusetts, South DeerfieldNew Hampshire
*Manchester, New Hampshire, ManchesterNew York
*Amsterdam (city), New York, Amsterdam *Auburn, New York, Auburn *Bedford Hills, New York, Bedford Hills *The Bronx, Bronx *Brooklyn – North Fifth Street *Brooklyn – Nineteenth Street *Buffalo, New York, Buffalo *Campbell Hall, New York, Campbell Hall *Cohoes, New York, Cohoes *Elmira Heights, New York, Elmira Heights *Fresh Meadows, Queens, Fresh Meadows *Glen Spey, New York, Glen Spey *Hempstead (town), New York, Hempstead *Hudson, New York, Hudson *Hunter (town), New York, Hunter *Johnson City, New York, Johnson City *Kenmore, New York, Kenmore *Kerhonkson, New York, Kerhonkson *Lackawanna, New York, Lackawanna *Lancaster (town), New York, Lancaster *Little Falls (town), New York, Little Falls *Lindenhurst, New York, Lindenhurst *Long Island City, Queens, Long Island City *New York City – Manhattan *Niagara Falls, New York, Niagara Falls *Ozone Park, Queens, Ozone Park *Riverhead (town), New York, Riverhead *Rochester, New York, Rochester – Carter Street *Rochester – Ridge Road East *Rome, New York, Rome *Spring Valley, New York, Spring Valley *Staten Island *Syracuse, New York, Syracuse *Troy, New York, Troy *Utica, New York, Utica *Watervliet, New York, Watervliet *Yonkers, New York, YonkersRhode Island
*Woonsocket, Rhode Island, WoonsocketSee also
*Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine of the Holy Family *List of the Catholic cathedrals of the United States *List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States *List of bishopsNotes
External links
Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stamford Official Site
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