Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of New Westminster

Eparchy of New Westminster Eparchia Neo-Vestmonasteriensis Ucrainorum Українська Католицька Єпархія Нью Вестмінстера
Location
Territory	B.C., Canada
Ecclesiastical province	Archeparchy of Winnipeg
Headquarters	New Westminster, B.C., Canada
Population - Catholics	7,800
Information
Sui iuris church	Ukrainian Greek Catholic
Rite	Byzantine
Established	June 27, 1974
Cathedral	Holy Eucharist Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Major Archbishop	Sviatoslav Shevchuk
Bishop	Kenneth Nowakowski Bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of New Westminster
Metropolitan Archbishop	Lawrence Daniel Huculak Archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg
Website
nweparchy.ca

The Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of New Westminster is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic eparchy that governs parishes in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is currently led by Bishop Kenneth Nowakowski.

As of 2004, the diocese contains 7,800 Catholics with 17 parishes, 11 active diocesan priests and 2 religious priests as well as 2 women religious, 2 religious brothers, and 2 permanent deacons.

Eparchial bishops

The following is a list of the bishops and archbishops of and their terms of service:

Jeronim Isidore Chimy (1974-1992)
Severian Stefan Yakymyshyn (1995-2007)
Kenneth Nowakowski (2007–present)

References

Eparchy of New Westminster page at catholichierarchy.org retrieved July 14, 2006

External links

Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of New Westminster

Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church circumscriptions

Major Archeparchy	Kiev–Galicia

Metropolitan Archeparchy	Kyiv Lviv Przemyśl – Warsaw Winnipeg Philadelphia Ivano-Frankivsk Ternopil–Zboriv São João Batista em Curitiba

Eparchy	Ukraine Buchach Kamyanets-Podilskyi Kolomyia – Chernivtsi Sambir – Drohobych Sokal – Zhovkva Stryi Poland Wrocław - Gdańsk Canada Edmonton Saskatoon New Westminster Toronto United States Saint Nicholas of Chicago Saint Josaphat in Parma Stamford Brazil Imaculada Conceição in Prudentópolis Argentina Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires Australia Saints Peter and Paul of Australia Great Britain Holy Family of London France, Benelux and Switzerland Saint Wladimir-Le-Grand de Paris

Apostolic Exarchate	Germany and Scandinavia

Archiepiscopal Exarchate	Donetsk Kharkiv Krym Odessa Lutsk

Defunct circumscriptions	Apostolic Exarchate of Lemkowszczyzna (Poland) Kholm Eparchy (Poland) Eparchy of Zboriv (Ukraine)

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Coordinates: 49°12′N 122°54′W / 49.200°N 122.900°W / 49.200; -122.900

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