Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Wladimir-Le-Grand de Paris
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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 |
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| Location | |
| Country |  France |
| Metropolitan | Immediately Subject to the Holy See |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 25,400 |
| Parishes | 16 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church |
| Rite | Byzantine Rite |
| Established | 22 July 1960 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Vladimir in Paris |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Major Archbishop | Sviatoslav Shevchuk |
| Bishop | Borys Gudziak |
The Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Vladimir the Great of Paris (French: Éparchie Saint Vladimir le Grand de Paris des Ukrainiens) is an eparchy (diocesis) for Ukrainian Greek Catholics, who practice their particular Church's Ukrainian language Byzantine Rite in France, Belgium, Luxemburg, the Netherlands and Switzerland.
Its cathedral see is the Cathédrale Saint-Volodymyr-le-Grand in Paris.
The eparchy was erected on 22 July 1960 as Apostolic exarchate for the French, Benelux and Swiss faithful of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.
In January 19, 2013 the Exarchate was elevated in the rank of the Eparchy (Eastern Catholic diocese) by Pope Benedict XVI. It remains immediately subject to the Major Archbishop of Kyiv–Halyč, without belonging to his Metropolitan province.
Coordinates: 48°51′17″N 2°19′51″E / 48.85472°N 2.33083°E
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