New Westminster Eparchy
| New Westminster Eparchy | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Rite church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church |
| Country | Canada |
| Ecclesiastical province | Winnipeg Archepark |
| Diocesan bishop | Sedis vacancy |
| Apostolic Administrator | David Motiuk |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Sewerian Stefan Yakymyshyn OSBM |
| surface | 2,773,284 km² |
| Parishes | 14 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 4,501,373 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 7,500 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 0.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 14 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 3 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 441 |
| Permanent deacons | 1 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 3 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 2 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Byzantine rite |
| Liturgical language | Ukrainian |
| cathedral | Holy Eucharist Cathedral |
| Website | www.nweparchy.ca |
The Eparchy of New Westminster ( lat. : Eparchia Neo-Vestmonasteriensis Ucrainorum ) is in Canada located eparchy of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church , based in New Westminster .
history
The New Westminster Eparchy was founded on June 27, 1974 by Pope Paul VI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Cum territorii from cessions of territory of the Edmonton Eparchy and subordinated to the Winnipeg Archepark as a suffragan diocese.
Bishops of the New Westminster Eparchy
- 1974-1992 Jeronim Isidor Chimy OSBM
- 1995-2007 Sewerian Stefan Yakymyshyn OSBM
- 2007–2020 Kenneth Nowakowski , then Bishop of the Holy Family of London eparchy
- Sedis vacancy since 2020