The Eparchy of New Westminster is a

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ecclesiastical territory or

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. The eparchy is a

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. , 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. On 16 January 2020, bishop David Motiuk was appointed an Apostolic Administrator of the Eparchy of New Westminster.

Eparchial bishops

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

Jeronim Chimy Bishop Jeronim Isidor Chimy, O.S.B.M. ( uk, Єронім Ісидор Химій; 12 March 1919 – 19 September 1992) was a Canadian Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch. He served as the first Eparchial Bishop of Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of New W ...

(1974–1992) *

Severian Yakymyshyn Bishop Severian Stefan Yakymyshyn, O.S.B.M. ( uk, Северіян Стефан Якимишин; 22 April 1930 – 6 September 2021) was a Canadian Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch. He served as an Eparchial Bish ...

(1995–2007) * Kenneth Nowakowski (2007–2020) ** David Motiuk, Apostolic Administrator (since 2020)

References

Eparchy of New Westminster page at catholichierarchy.org
retrieved July 14, 2006

External links

* 1974 establishments in British Columbia New Westminster

New Westminster New Westminster (colloquially known as New West) is a city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada, and a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver Regional District. It was founded by Major-General Richard Moody as the capi ...

Ukrainian Catholic Church in Canada

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