Toronto Eparchy
| Toronto Eparchy | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Rite church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church |
| Country | Canada |
| Ecclesiastical province | Winnipeg Archepark |
| Diocesan bishop | Sedis vacancy |
| Apostolic Administrator | Bryan Joseph Bayda CSsR |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Stephen Victor Chmilar |
| surface | 3,028,628 km² |
| Parishes | 75 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 23.003.109 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 36,910 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 0.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 81 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 15 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 384 |
| Permanent deacons | 19 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Friars | 15 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 36 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Byzantine rite |
| Liturgical language | Ukrainian |
| cathedral | St. Josaphat's Cathedral |
| Website | www.ucet.ca |
The Eparchy of Toronto ( lat. : Eparchia Torontinus Ucrainorum ) is in Canada located eparchy of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church , based in Toronto .
history
The Toronto 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 Eastern Canada . The Apostolic Exarchate of Eastern Canada was renamed the Apostolic Exarchate of Toronto on March 10, 1951 .
On November 3, 1956, the Apostolic Exarchate Toronto was by Pius XII. with the Apostolic Constitution Hanc Apostolicam raised to the eparchy and subordinated to the Archeparch Winnipeg as a suffragan diocese.
Ordinaries
Apostolic Exarchs of Eastern Canada
- 1948-1951 Isidore Borecky
Apostolic Exarchs of Toronto
- 1951-1956 Isidore Borecky
Bishops of the Toronto Eparchy
- 1956-1998 Isidore Borecky
- 1992–1998 Roman Danylak , Apostolic Administrator
- 1998-2003 Cornelius John Pasichny OSBM
- 2003-2019 Stephen Victor Chmilar
- Sedis vacancy since November 9, 2019