Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Chicago
| Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Nicholas of Chicago Eparchia Sancti Nicolai Chicagiensis Ucrainorum |
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 The interior of St. Joseph the Betrothed Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Chicago, Illinois |
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| Basic information | |
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| Location | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Territory | Western United States, all of the Midwest (except Ohio), Alaska, and Hawaii |
| Population | 12,000 Catholics |
| Liturgical rite | Byzantine |
| Particular Church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic |
| Ecclesiastical province | Ukrainian Catholic Metropolia of Philadelphia |
| Established | July 14, 1961 |
| Cathedral | St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral |
| Website | Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Nicholas of Chicago |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Benedict XVI |
| Major Archbishop | Sviatoslav Shevchuk |
| Metropolitan | Stefan Soroka, Archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia |
| Bishop | Richard Seminack, Bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Nicholas of Chicago |
The Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Nicholas of Chicago is a diocese of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church which has jurisdiction over the entire western United States, all of the Midwest (except Ohio), Alaska, and Hawaii. However, their parishes are limted to the presence of Ukrainian Catholics and thus only have a presence in 15 states.
The Bishop of the eparchy is Richard Stephen Seminack. St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral is the mother church of the eparchy.
[edit] Metropolia of Philadelphia for the Ukrainians
The eparchy is one of four suffragan eparchies of the Ukrainian Catholic Metropolia of Philadelphia, which also includes the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia, the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stamford, and the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Parma.
[edit] See 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 bishops
[edit] External links
- Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Nicholas of Chicago
- St. Joseph Ukrainian Catholic Church
- Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Byzantine Catholic Church, Palatine, IL
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Coordinates: 41°52′N 87°37′W / 41.867°N 87.617°W
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