Eparchy of Saskatoon Eparchia Saskatoonensis Ucrainorum Українська Католицька Єпархія Саскатуну |
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Location | |
Territory | Saskatchewan, Canada |
Ecclesiastical province | Archeparchy of Winnipeg |
Headquarters | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
Population - Catholics |
7,700 |
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Sui iuris church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic |
Rite | Byzantine Rite |
Established | November 3, 1956 |
Cathedral | Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of St. George |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Major Archbishop | Sviatoslav Shevchuk |
Bishop | Bryan Joseph Bayda, C.SS.R. Bishop of the Eparchy of Saskatoon |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Lawrence Daniel Huculak Archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg |
Website | |
Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon |
The Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon (Ukrainian: Саскатунська єпархія Української греко-католицької церкви) is the Ukrainian Greek Catholic (using Byzantine Rite in Ukrainian language) eparchy (Eastern Catholic diocese) for the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.
Its cathedral episcopal see is the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of St. George, in Saskatoon. It is one of the suffragan eparchies of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg. The current bishop is Bryan Joseph Bayda, C.SS.R..
As of 2009, the eparchy contains 84 parishes, 29 active eparchial and religious priests and 7,256 Catholics. It also has 16 women religious, 9 religious brothers and 3 permanent deacons.
Coordinates: 52°07′N 106°39′W / 52.117°N 106.650°W