Diocese of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto
Sanctorum Cyrilli et Methodii Torontini Slovachorum ritus Byzantini
Suffragan eastern exarchate · Ruthenian Catholic Church · Toronto, Canada
Eastern Catholic jurisdiction for Toronto erected in 1980, originally for Slovaks of the Byzantine Rite and transferred in 2022 to the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church as an exarchate within the Metropolis of Pittsburgh. It is sede vacante with Bishop Kurt Burnette of Passaic serving as apostolic administrator. Note: this is an Eastern Catholic eparchy/exarchate, not a Latin Rite diocese as the input label states.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan eastern exarchate
- Tradition
- Ruthenian Catholic Church
- Erected
- 1980
- Latin
- Sanctorum Cyrilli et Methodii Torontini Slovachorum ritus Byzantini
- Patron
- Saints Cyril and Methodius
- Annuario code
- 001002834
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 4,800
- Priests
- 4
- Catholics per priest
- 1,200
- Extent
- 9,984,670 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 0.0
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
- Apostolic Administrator
- Kurt Burnette
- Born
- 7 November 1955
- Birthplace
- Fakenham
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
Cathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God, Toronto stands in Toronto, 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.
The province of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian)
A suffragan of Metropolitan Archeparchy of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian).
The sees of this province:
- Eparchy of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian)Pittsburgh
- Holy Protection of Mary Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of PhoenixHoly Protection of Mary Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
The whole territory of Canada falls within the remit of the Exarchate of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto (Latin: Exarchatus Sanctorum Cyrilli et Methodii Torontini ritus Byzantini; Slovak: Exarchát svätých Cyrila a Metoda byzantského obradu v Toronte). This exarchate serves the Slovak Greek Catholic Church, an Eastern Catholic Church that is sui juris, meaning self governing.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.