Edmonton Eparchy
| Edmonton Eparchy | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Rite church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church |
| Country | Canada |
| Ecclesiastical province | Winnipeg Archepark |
| Diocesan bishop | David Motiuk |
| surface | 661,848 km² |
| Parishes | 118 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 3,632,483 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 28,750 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 0.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 26 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 13 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 737 |
| Permanent deacons | 4 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Friars | 22 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 30 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Byzantine rite |
| Liturgical language | Ukrainian |
| cathedral | St. Josaphat's Cathedral |
| Website | www.edmontoneparchy.com |
The Eparchy of Edmonton ( lat. : Eparchia Edmontonensis Ucrainorum ) is in Canada located eparchy of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church , based in Edmonton .
history
The Edmonton Eparchy was founded on January 19, 1948 by Pope Pius XII. Established with the Apostolic Constitution Omnium cuiusvis ritus from cession of territory by the Apostolic Exarchate Canada as the Apostolic Exarchate Western Canada . The Apostolic Exarchate of Western Canada was renamed the Apostolic Exarchate of Edmonton on March 10, 1951 .
On November 3, 1956, the Apostolic Exarchate Edmonton was by Pius XII. with the Apostolic Constitution Hanc Apostolicam raised to the eparchy and subordinated to the Archeparch Winnipeg as a suffragan diocese. The Eparchy of Edmonton was 1,974 parts of their territory establishing the with the Apostolic Constitution on 27 June Cum territorii erected diocese New Westminster from.
Ordinaries
Apostolic Exarchs of Western Canada
- 1948–1951 Neil Nicholas Savaryn OSBM
Apostolic Exarch of Edmonton
- 1951-1956 Neil Nicholas Savaryn OSBM
Bishops of the Edmonton Eparchy
- 1956–1986 Neil Nicholas Savaryn OSBM
- 1986–1990 Demetrius Martin Greschuk
- 1991-1996 Myron Michael Daciuk OSBM
- 1996–2006 Lawrence Daniel Huculak OSBM, then Archbishop of the Archeparchy of Winnipeg
- 2007 - David Motiuk