Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon

Eparchy of Saskatoon Eparchia Saskatoonensis Ucrainorum Українська Католицька Єпархія Саскатуну
Seat of the Eparchy: The Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of St. George, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Location
Territory	Saskatchewan, Canada
Ecclesiastical province	Archeparchy of Winnipeg
Headquarters	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Population - Catholics	7,700
Information
Sui iuris church	Ukrainian Greek Catholic
Rite	Byzantine Rite
Established	November 3, 1956
Cathedral	Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of St. George
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Major Archbishop	Sviatoslav Shevchuk
Bishop	Bryan Bayda Bishop of the Eparchy of Saskatoon
Metropolitan Archbishop	Lawrence Huculak Archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg
Website
Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon

The Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon (Ukrainian: Саскатунська єпархія Української греко-католицької церкви) is the Ukrainian Greek Catholic (using Byzantine Rite in Ukrainian language) eparchy (Eastern Catholic diocese) for the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.

Its cathedral episcopal see is the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of St. George, in Saskatoon. It is one of the suffragan eparchies of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg. The current bishop is Bryan Bayda.

History

• Established on March 10, 1951 as Apostolic Exarchate of Saskatoon, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Exarchate of Central Canada.
• November 3, 1956: Elevated to Eparchy of Saskatoon

Episcopal ordinaries

Apostolic Exarch of Saskatoon

• Andrew Roborecki (1951.03.10 – 1956.11.03 see below), Titular Bishop of Tanais (1948.03.03 – 1956.11.03), previously Auxiliary Exarch of Central Canada of the Ukrainians (Canada) (1948.03.03 – 1951.03.10)

Suffragan Eparchs (Bishops) of Saskatoon

• Andrew Roborecki (see above 1956.11.03 – death 1982.10.24)
• Basil Filevich (1983.12.05 – 1995.11.06)
• Cornelius Pasichny, Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (O.S.B.M.) (1995.11.06 – 1998.07.01), later Bishop of Toronto of the Ukrainians (Canada) (1998.07.01 – 2003.05.03)
• Michael Wiwchar, Redemptorists (C.Ss.R.) (2000.11.29 – 2008.05.02), previously Bishop of Saint Nicholas of Chicago of the Ukrainians (USA) (1993.07.02 – 2000.11.29), also Apostolic Administrator of the above Saint Nicholas of Chicago of the Ukrainians (2000.12.01 – 2003.03.25
• Bryan Bayda, C.Ss.R. (2008.05.02 – ...)

Statistics

As of 2009, the eparchy contains 84 parishes, 29 active eparchial and religious priests and 7,256 Catholics. It also has 16 women religious, 9 religious brothers and 3 permanent deacons.

References

• Eparchy of Saskatoon page at catholichierarchy.org

Sources and external links

• Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon
• GigaCatholic, with incumbent biography links
• Saint George's Cathedral, Saskatoon
• Saints Peter & Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church, Saskatoon
• Sheptytsky Institute, Saskatoon
• St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church, Yorkton
• Ukrainian Catholic Redemptorists of the Yorkton Province
• Ukrainian Catholic Education Center, Saskatoon
• Holy Spirit Seminary, Ottawa