Eparchy of Ukrainian Greek Catholic Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma Eparchia Sancti Iosaphat Parmensis |
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Location | |
Territory | Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina |
Ecclesiastical province | Ukrainian Catholic Metropolia of Philadelphia |
Headquarters | Parma, Ohio, United States |
Population - Catholics |
11,058 |
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Sui iuris church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic |
Rite | Byzantine |
Established | December 5, 1983 |
Cathedral | St. Josaphat's Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Major Archbishop | Sviatoslav Shevchuk |
Bishop | Bohdan Danylo |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Stefan Soroka |
Website | |
Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Parma |
Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma is a diocese of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in the United States, with its seat in Parma, Ohio. It was established in 1983 by Pope John Paul II. The first bishop was Robert M. Moskal. The current eparch is Bishop Bohdan Danylo, who was named eparch (bishop) by Pope Francis in 2014. The eparchy encompasses parishes in:
The eparchy is one of three suffragan eparchies of the Ukrainian Catholic Metropolia of Philadelphia, which also includes the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia, the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Nicholas of Chicago, and the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stamford.
Coordinates: 41°24′25″N 81°42′46″W / 41.40685°N 81.71266°W