Eparchy Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto
| Eparchy Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Rite church | Slovak Catholic Church |
| Country | Canada |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
| Diocesan bishop | Marián Andrej Pacák CSsR |
| founding | 1980 |
| surface | 9,984,670 km ² |
| Parishes | 7 (December 31, 2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Residents | 35,749,600 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Catholics | 25,000 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| proportion of | 0.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 5 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Religious priest | 2 (December 31, 2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 3,571 |
| Friars | 2 (December 31, 2007 / AP2008 ) |
| rite | Byzantine rite |
| Liturgical language | Church Slavonic |
The Eparchy Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto ( lat . : Eparchia Sanctorum Cyrilli et Methodii Torontini Slovachorum ritus Byzantini ) is an eparchy for the United Catholics of Slovak origin in Canada. It belongs to the Byzantine rite , and Church Slavonic is used as the liturgical language .
The eparchy is directly subordinate to the Holy See and was established as such on October 13, 1980.