Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Holy Family in Exile
The Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Holy Family | |
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The Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Holy Family | |
51°30′48″N 0°09′02″W / 51.51343°N 0.150657°W | |
Location | London, W1 United Kingdom |
Denomination | Ukrainian Greek Catholic |
Website | www |
History | |
Consecrated | 1968 |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Alfred Waterhouse |
Style | Romanesque Revival |
Years built | 1889–1891 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 900 |
Administration | |
Province | Eparchy of the Holy Family |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Hlib Lonchyna |
The Cathedral of the Holy Family, previously Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Holy Family in Exile, (Ukrainian: Українська Католицька Катедра "Пресвятої Родини") is the cathedral of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Eparchy of Holy Family of London.[1] It is the seat of the nation's Ukrainian Catholic Eparchial bishop, and overlaps in jurisdiction with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Westminster, among others.[2]
It was originally named after the Holy Family, during their flight into Egypt. It is located at Duke Street (off Oxford Street), Mayfair, London, England. It is open for worship daily.
History
The building it occupies was designed by Alfred Waterhouse in 1891 for occupation by the Congregational King's Weigh House. They sold it to the Ukrainian Catholics in 1967, to be the new headquarters of the local apostolic exarchate created in 1957 by the then Pope Pius XII. Internal adjustments were then made to adapt the building to Catholic customs.
It was closed temporarily in 2007 when part of the ceiling collapsed, but has since been refurbished.[3] The iconostasis created by a Ukrainian monk, Juvenalij Mokrytsky, was not affected by the ceiling's collapse.[4]
On 18 January 2013 the Exarchate was elevated to the rank of an Eparchy (full bishopric) by Pope Benedict XVI.[5]
See also
- Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Holy Family of London
- Paul Patrick Chomnycky
- Catholicism in Great Britain
- Catholic Church in England and Wales
- Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
Citations
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- Cathedrals in London
- Ukrainian Catholic cathedrals
- Alfred Waterhouse buildings
- Churches completed in 1891
- 19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings
- Ukrainian diaspora in the United Kingdom
- Buildings and structures in Mayfair
- Grade II* listed churches in the City of Westminster
- Eastern Catholic church buildings in London
- Romanesque Revival church buildings in England
- Eastern Catholicism in the United Kingdom
- Eastern Catholic cathedrals in the United Kingdom
- Grade II* listed cathedrals
- Ukrainian Catholic churches in the United Kingdom