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Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne

January 01, 1970

The Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ecclesiastical territory or eparchy of the Catholic Church in Australia. Headquartered in Melbourne, it is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archbishop of Melbourne, a Latin Church territory.

Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne (Ukrainian)

Eparchia Sanctorum Petri et Pauli Melburnensis Ucrainorum
Location
CountryAustralia
TerritoryAustralia, New Zealand and Oceania
Ecclesiastical provinceMelbourne (Latin)
HeadquartersMelbourne
Coordinates37°47′47″S 144°56′39″E / 37.79639°S 144.94417°E / -37.79639; 144.94417
Statistics
Population
- Catholics		(as of 2009)
32,500
Parishes 10
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchUkrainian Greek Catholic Church
RiteByzantine Rite
Established10 May 1958 as
Apostolic Exarchate of Australia;
24 June 1982 as
Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul
CathedralCathedral of St. Peter & St. Paul
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
PatriarchSviatoslav Shevchuk
EparchMykola Bychok C.Ss.R.
Bishops emeritusPeter Stasiuk C.Ss.R.
Website
catholicukes.org.au

The Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, in North Melbourne, Victoria, is the episcopal church of the eparch, currently Mykola Bychok CSSR.

Status and jurisdiction edit

Like all Catholic dioceses in Australia, the eparchy is a member of the Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference. The Catholic Church is made up of the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic particular churches sui iuris, one of which is the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.

The eparchy is non-geographic, but demographic in that it has jurisdiction wherever Ukrainian Greeks are found in Australia, New Zealand and throughout Oceania. It has 21 churches and more schools, nursing homes and other institutions in Australia and New Zealand.

History edit

The eparchy began on 10 May 1958 as the apostolic exarchate for Ukrainians of the Byzantine Rite in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania. (Apostolic exarchs, like apostolic visitors, are "exempt", that is, they are responsible to the Holy Roman See. They are usually in missionary areas where the ordinary infrastructure of eparchies or dioceses is scanty.)

The exarchate was superseded on 24 June 1982 by its becoming the eparchy (that is, diocese) of Melbourne. Since there was already an Archbishopric of Melbourne, and it is not customary to have two bishops with identically named sees, the exarchate is described as "the Eparchy of Saints Peter & Paul of Melbourne" and is notionally a suffragan see of the (Latin) Archdiocese of Melbourne.

On 22 March 2023, the Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne, according to the decree of Bishop Mykola Bychok, decided that from 1 September 2023, the UGCC in Australia and Oceania will completely switch [uk] to the Gregorian calendar, including Easter, unlike the UGCC in Eurasia.[1]

On 24 March 2023, Bishop Mykola stated that the main intention of the calendar reform of the UGCC in Australia and Oceania is to be in unity with the Catholic Church in general, and with the UGCC in particular. Bishop Mykola emphasized that only the dates will change, but the traditions of celebrating Ukrainians in Australia will remain unchanged:[2][3]

This step is difficult, perhaps painful for some parishioners. But we, as a diocese that is part of the UGCC, were also obliged to take this step in order to live in unity. I sincerely admit that for me this decision [about calendar reform in Ukraine] was a shock. As a bishop, I did not expect it to be accepted so quickly. Very often, people put a political rather than a spiritual meaning in it to a certain extent. Because for many, the question now is to detach as much as possible from Russia, from Moscovia. And they consider this the main direction in church life as well, so as not to have a common Christmas with Russia. On the one hand, this is good. On the other hand, the change of the calendar has much deeper spiritual roots. It's not just Christmas and Easter, but bigger changes.

Parishes edit

Australia edit

New Zealand edit

Church services are held in

Eparchial bishops edit

The following individuals have been appointed apostolic exarch and/or elected as Ukrainian Eparch of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne:[4]

Order Name Title Date enthroned Reign ended Term of office Reason for term end
1 Ivan Prasko † Apostolic Exarch of Australia (Ukrainian) 10 May 1958 24 June 1982 24 years, 45 days Elevated as Bishop of Ss Peter & Paul of Melbourne
Eparch (Bishop) of Ss Peter & Paul of Melbourne (Ukrainian), titular bishop of Zygris 24 June 1982 16 December 1992 10 years, 175 days Retired
2 Peter Stasiuk C.Ss.R. Eparch of Ss Peter & Paul of Melbourne 16 December 1992 15 January 2020 27 years, 30 days Retired
3 Mykola Bychok C.Ss.R. Eparch of Ss Peter & Paul of Melbourne 15 January 2020 Present 4 years, 103 days

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "The UGCC in Australia and Oceania switches to the Gregorian calendar". Українська Греко-Католицька Церква (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Історичне рішення. Українська Греко-Католицька Церква в Австралії переходить на новий календар". SBS Language (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Владика Микола Бичок прокоментував перехід УГКЦ в Австралії на новий стиль". Українська Греко-Католицька Церква (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne (Ukrainian)". The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.

External links edit

  • Official website
  • GigaCatholic with incumbent biography links
  • Decree of the Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne on the transition to the Gregorian calendar dated March 22, 2023

January 01, 1970
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The Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ecclesiastical territory or eparchy of the Catholic Church in Australia Headquartered in Melbourne it is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archbishop of Melbourne a Latin Church territory Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne Ukrainian Eparchia Sanctorum Petri et Pauli Melburnensis UcrainorumLocationCountryAustraliaTerritoryAustralia New Zealand and OceaniaEcclesiastical provinceMelbourne Latin HeadquartersMelbourneCoordinates37 47 47 S 144 56 39 E 37 79639 S 144 94417 E 37 79639 144 94417StatisticsPopulation Catholics as of 2009 32 500Parishes10InformationDenominationCatholic ChurchSui iuris churchUkrainian Greek Catholic ChurchRiteByzantine RiteEstablished10 May 1958 asApostolic Exarchate of Australia 24 June 1982 as Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saints Peter and PaulCathedralCathedral of St Peter amp St PaulCurrent leadershipPopeFrancisPatriarchSviatoslav ShevchukEparchMykola Bychok C Ss R Bishops emeritusPeter Stasiuk C Ss R Websitecatholicukes org au The Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in North Melbourne Victoria is the episcopal church of the eparch currently Mykola Bychok CSSR Contents 1 Status and jurisdiction 2 History 3 Parishes 3 1 Australia 3 2 New Zealand 4 Eparchial bishops 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksStatus and jurisdiction editLike all Catholic dioceses in Australia the eparchy is a member of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference The Catholic Church is made up of the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic particular churches sui iuris one of which is the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church The eparchy is non geographic but demographic in that it has jurisdiction wherever Ukrainian Greeks are found in Australia New Zealand and throughout Oceania It has 21 churches and more schools nursing homes and other institutions in Australia and New Zealand History editThe eparchy began on 10 May 1958 as the apostolic exarchate for Ukrainians of the Byzantine Rite in Australia New Zealand and Oceania Apostolic exarchs like apostolic visitors are exempt that is they are responsible to the Holy Roman See They are usually in missionary areas where the ordinary infrastructure of eparchies or dioceses is scanty The exarchate was superseded on 24 June 1982 by its becoming the eparchy that is diocese of Melbourne Since there was already an Archbishopric of Melbourne and it is not customary to have two bishops with identically named sees the exarchate is described as the Eparchy of Saints Peter amp Paul of Melbourne and is notionally a suffragan see of the Latin Archdiocese of Melbourne On 22 March 2023 the Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne according to the decree of Bishop Mykola Bychok decided that from 1 September 2023 the UGCC in Australia and Oceania will completely switch uk to the Gregorian calendar including Easter unlike the UGCC in Eurasia 1 On 24 March 2023 Bishop Mykola stated that the main intention of the calendar reform of the UGCC in Australia and Oceania is to be in unity with the Catholic Church in general and with the UGCC in particular Bishop Mykola emphasized that only the dates will change but the traditions of celebrating Ukrainians in Australia will remain unchanged 2 3 This step is difficult perhaps painful for some parishioners But we as a diocese that is part of the UGCC were also obliged to take this step in order to live in unity I sincerely admit that for me this decision about calendar reform in Ukraine was a shock As a bishop I did not expect it to be accepted so quickly Very often people put a political rather than a spiritual meaning in it to a certain extent Because for many the question now is to detach as much as possible from Russia from Moscovia And they consider this the main direction in church life as well so as not to have a common Christmas with Russia On the one hand this is good On the other hand the change of the calendar has much deeper spiritual roots It s not just Christmas and Easter but bigger changes Parishes editAustralia edit In Victoria parishes are located in North Melbourne Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul Wodonga Church of St Olha Ardeer The Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Geelong Protection of the Mother of God and Noble Park Mission of Blessed Mykolay Charnetsky In New South Wales parishes are located in Lidcombe St Andrew s Church Wollongong St Volodymyr s Adamstown Protection of the Mother of God and Queanbeyan St Michael s In the Australian Capital Territory a parish is located in Lyneham Church of St Volodymyr In South Australia parishes are located in Wayville Protection of the Mother of God and Woodville Saints Volodymyr and Olha War Memorial Church In Queensland a parish is located in Woolloongabba Protection of the Mother of God In Western Australia parishes are located in Maylands St John the Baptist and Northam Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin In Tasmania parishes are located in Hobart The Transfiguration of our Lord and Launceston Holy Family Church New Zealand edit Church services are held in Auckland Mother of Perpetual Help Church Christchurch St Peter s Church Wellington Sacred Heart Cathedral chapel Eparchial bishops editThe following individuals have been appointed apostolic exarch and or elected as Ukrainian Eparch of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne 4 Order Name Title Date enthroned Reign ended Term of office Reason for term end 1 Ivan Prasko Apostolic Exarch of Australia Ukrainian 10 May 1958 24 June 1982 24 years 45 days Elevated as Bishop of Ss Peter amp Paul of Melbourne Eparch Bishop of Ss Peter amp Paul of Melbourne Ukrainian titular bishop of Zygris 24 June 1982 16 December 1992 10 years 175 days Retired 2 Peter Stasiuk C Ss R Eparch of Ss Peter amp Paul of Melbourne 16 December 1992 15 January 2020 27 years 30 days Retired 3 Mykola Bychok C Ss R Eparch of Ss Peter amp Paul of Melbourne 15 January 2020 Present 4 years 103 daysSee also edit nbsp Catholicism portal nbsp Ukraine portal nbsp Australia portal Roman Catholicism in Australia Ukrainian Greek Catholic ChurchReferences edit The UGCC in Australia and Oceania switches to the Gregorian calendar Ukrayinska Greko Katolicka Cerkva in Ukrainian Retrieved 22 March 2023 Istorichne rishennya Ukrayinska Greko Katolicka Cerkva v Avstraliyi perehodit na novij kalendar SBS Language in Ukrainian Retrieved 27 March 2023 Vladika Mikola Bichok prokomentuvav perehid UGKC v Avstraliyi na novij stil Ukrayinska Greko Katolicka Cerkva in Ukrainian Retrieved 27 March 2023 Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne Ukrainian The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church 15 January 2020 Retrieved 15 January 2020 External links editOfficial website GigaCatholic with incumbent biography links Decree of the Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne on the transition to the Gregorian calendar dated March 22 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php 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