Eparchy Sankt Nikolaus Ruski Krstur

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Eparchy Sankt Nikolaus Ruski Krstur
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Basic data
Rite church Byzantine Church in Croatia and Serbia
Country Serbia
Diocesan bishop Djura Džudžar
founding August 28, 2003
surface 81,911 km²
Parishes 21 (December 31, 2009 / AP2010 )
Residents 8,123,267 ( 12/31/2009 / AP2010 )
Catholics 22,369 ( 12/31/2009 / AP2010 )
proportion of 0.3%
Diocesan priest 16 (December 31, 2009 / AP2010 )
Religious priest 2 (December 31, 2009 / AP2010 )
Catholics per priest 1,243
Friars 3 (December 31, 2009 / AP2010 )
Religious sisters 65 (December 31, 2009 / AP2010 )
rite Byzantine rite
Liturgical language Ruthenian
Ukrainian
Croatian
Serbian
cathedral Katedrala sv. Nikole

The Eparchy Sankt Nikolaus Ruski Krstur ( lat . : Eparchia Sanctus Nicolaus de Ruski Krstur ) is responsible for the Greek-Catholic Christians of the Byzantine rite in the Republic of Serbia . The seat of the exarchate is Ruski Krstur (Serbia).

history

Apostolic Exarchate of Serbia and Montenegro

The eparchy was established on August 28, 2003 as the Apostolic Exarchate of Serbia and Montenegro. Previously, the territory of the newly founded exarchate was under canonical law of the Križevci diocese . The Apostolic Exarchate of Serbia and Montenegro has been led by Bishop Djura Džudžar since it was founded.

Apostolic Exarchate of Serbia

On January 19, 2013, all Greek Catholics in Montenegro were integrated into the Roman Catholic Church in Montenegro , so that the jurisdiction of the Apostolic Exarchate of Serbia and Montenegro was limited to Serbia. Bishop Đura Džudžar remained exarch.

Eparchy Sankt Nikolaus Ruski Krstur

On December 6, 2018, Pope Francis elevated the exarchate to the rank of an eparchy and appointed the previous exarch Djura Džudžar as the first diocesan bishop .

statistics

year population priest Permanent deacons Religious Parishes
Catholics Residents % Total
number 		Diocesan priest Religious priest Catholics per priest male Female
2003 22,700 ? ? 18th 16 2 1,261 2 55 17th
2004 22,934 ? ? 18th 16 2 1,274 2 54 26th
2009 22,369 ? ? 18th 16 2 1,242 3 65 21st
2013 22,085 ? ? 20th 18th 2 1.104 2 73 21st

Web links

Commons : Eparchie Sankt Nikolaus Ruski Krstur  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c cf. www.ceicem.org , Official Liturgical Language of the Apostolic Exarchate of Serbia and Montenegro, accessed on August 2, 2008 from the International Bishops' Conference of Saints Cyril and Methodius
  2. ↑ Elevazione dell'Esarcato Apostolico per i fedeli cattolici di rito bizantino residenti in Serbia ad Eparchia e nomina del primo Vescovo Eparchiale. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , December 6, 2018, accessed December 6, 2018 (Italian).

Coordinates: 45 ° 33 ′ 46 ″  N , 19 ° 24 ′ 57 ″  E