Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul

Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne (Ukrainian) Eparchia Sanctorum Petri et Pauli Melburnensis Ucranorum
Location
Country	Australia
Territory	Australia, New Zealand and Oceania
Ecclesiastical province	Melbourne
Metropolitan	Immediately subject to the Holy See
Coordinates	37°47′47″S 144°56′39″E
Statistics
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2009) n/a 32,500 (n/a%)
Parishes	10
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Byzantine
Established	10 May 1958 as Apostolic Exarchate of Australia; 24 June 1982 as Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul
Current leadership
Pope	Benedict XVI
Patriarch	Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk
Eparch	Peter Stasiuk C.Ss. R.
Website
Ukrainian Catholic Church: Australia,New Zealand and Oceania

The Roman Catholic Ukrainian Greek Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne is a Byzantine Rite Eastern Catholic eparchy of the Catholic Church in Australia based in Melbourne Erected in 1958, the Eparchy is attached to the Archdiocese of Melbourne, but immediately subject to the Holy See.

Like all Catholic dioceses it is a member of the Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference. The Roman Catholic Church is made up of the Latin or Western Catholic Church and 21 Eastern Catholic Churches, one of which is the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. The Eparchy is non-geographic, but demographic in that it has jurisdiction wherever Ukrainian Greeks are found in Australia, New Zealand and throughout Oceania. It has many churches, schools, nursing homes and other institutions in Australia and New Zealand.

The Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, in North Melbourne, Victoria, is the seat of the Eparch, currently Petro Stasiuk, C.SS.R..

History

The Eparchy was created on 10 May 1958 as the Apostolic Exarchate of Australia, Faithful of the Oriental Rite, and elevated to an eparchy on 24 June 1982.

Parishes

Australia

• In Victoria, parishes are located in North Melbourne (Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul), Wodonga (Church of St Olha), Ardeer (The Dormition of the Blessed Virgin), and Geelong (Protection of the Mother of God).
• In New South Wales, parishes are located in Lidcombe (St Andrew's Church), Wollongong (St Volodymyr's), Newcastle (Protection of the Mother of God), and Queanbeyan (St Michael's).
• In the Australian Capital Territory, a parish is located in Canberra (Church of St Volodymyr).
• In South Australia, parishes are located in Wayville (Protection of the Mother of God) and Woodville (Saints Volodymyr and Olha War Memorial Church).
• In Queensland, a parish is located in Brisbane (Protection of the Mother of God).
• In Western Australia, parishes are located in Perth (St John the Baptist) and Northam (Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin).
• In Tasmania, parishes are located in Hobart (The Transfiguration of our Lord) and Launceston (Holy Family Church)

New Zealand

Church services are held in Christchurch (St Peter’s Church); in Wellington (Sacred Heart Cathedral chapel); and in Auckland (Mother of Perpetual Help Church).

Ordinaries

The following individuals have been elected as Ukrainian Eparch of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne:

Order	Name	Title	Date enthroned	Reign ended	Term of office	Reason for term end
&100000000000000010000001	Ivan Prasko †	Apostolic Exarch of Australia (Ukrainian)	10 May 1958	24 June 1982	&1000000000000002400000024 years, &1000000000000004500000045 days	Elevated as Bishop of Ss Peter & Paul of Melbourne
		Bishop of Ss Peter & Paul of Melbourne (Ukrainian)	24 June 1982	16 December 1992	&1000000000000001000000010 years, &10000000000000175000000175 days	Retired and appointed Bishop Emeritus of Ss Peter & Paul of Melbourne
&100000000000000020000002	Peter Stasiuk C.Ss.R.	Bishop of Ss Peter & Paul of Melbourne (Ukrainian	16 December 1992	present	&1000000000000001900000019 years, &1000000000000004600000046 days	n/a

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Australia
• Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

External links

• Ukrainian Catholic Church in Australian, New Zealand and Oceania