Eparchy of New Westminster
Neo-Vestmonasterien(sis) Ucrainorum
Suffragan eparchy · Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church · New Westminster, Canada
Ukrainian Greek Catholic eparchy serving British Columbia and Canada's northern territories. Its cathedral is Holy Eucharist Cathedral in New Westminster.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan eparchy
- Tradition
- Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
- Erected
- 27 June 1974
- Latin
- Neo-Vestmonasterien(sis) Ucrainorum
- Annuario code
- 001002381
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 7,900
- Priests
- 15
- Catholics per priest
- 527
- Extent
- 119,439 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 0.1
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Born
- 21 November 1961
- Birthplace
- Hamiota-Manitoba
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Holy Eucharist Cathedral stands in New Westminster, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
The Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of New Westminster was erected on 27 June 1974. It serves the faithful in the Byzantine-Ukrainian tradition across western and northern Canada.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.