Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Vladimir the Great of Paris
The Eparchy of Saint Vladimir the Great of Paris (French: Éparchie Saint Vladimir-le-Grand de Paris des Ukrainiens) is an eparchy of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, a sui iuris church of the Roman Catholic Church. Its territory encompasses France, Belgium, Luxemburg, the Netherlands and Switzerland.
Eparchy of Saint Vladimir-Le-Grand de Paris Eparchia Sancti Vladimiri Magni in urbe Parisiensi pro Ucrainis ritus Byzantini Diocèse de Saint-Vladimir-le-Grand de Paris | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Territory | France, Belgium, Luxemburg, the Netherlands and Switzerland |
| Ecclesiastical province | Not part of any ecclesiastical province |
| Metropolitan | Major Archeparch of Kyiv–Galicia |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2013) 25,400 |
| Parishes | 16 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church |
| Rite | Byzantine Rite |
| Established | 22 July 1960 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Vladimir in Paris |
| Patron saint | Vladimir the Great |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Major Archbishop | Sviatoslav Shevchuk |
| Bishop | sede vacante |
| Apostolic Administrator | Kenneth Nowakowski |
Its cathedral is the Cathédrale Saint-Volodymyr-le-Grand in the episcopal see of Paris.
The former eparch Borys Gudziak was appointed as Archeparch of Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia on 4 February 2019, while Hlib Lonchyna, Eparch of Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of the Holy Family of London was appointed as apostolic administrator. Lonchyna resigned as the Eparch of the Holy Family in London on 1 September 2019, replaced by Kenneth Nowakowski in 2020.
History
The eparchy was erected on 22 July 1960 as apostolic exarchate for the French, Benelux and Swiss faithful of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.
On January 19, 2013 the exarchate was elevated in the rank of the eparchy by Pope Benedict XVI. It remains immediately subject to the Major Archbishop of Kyiv–Halyč, without belonging to his metropolitan province.
List of former Hierarchs
| Apostolic Exarchs for Ukrainians in France | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1960 | 1982 | Volodymyr Malanczuk, C.Ss.R. | Titular Bishop of Epiphania in Syria (1960–1990) |
| 1982 | 2012 | Michael Hrynchyshyn, C.Ss.R. | Titular Bishop of Zygris (1982–2012) and Apostolic Administrator of the Apostolic Exarchate for Ukrainians in Great Britain (1987–1989) |
| 2012 | 2013 | Borys Gudziak | Titular Bishop of Carcabia (2012–2013). Became the first eparchial Bishop of the Eparchy of Saint Wladimir-Le-Grand de Paris. |
| Eparchial bishops of the Eparchy of Saint Wladimir-Le-Grand de Paris | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 2013 | Feb. 18, 2019 | Borys Gudziak | Served previously as Apostolic Exarch for Ukrainians in France |
See also
Sources and external links
- Official website of the Eparchy
- GCatholic.org information
Coordinates: 48°51′17″N 2°19′51″E / 48.85472°N 2.33083°E