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Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Wrocław–Koszalin

Coordinates: 51°06′46″N 17°02′18″E / 51.1127°N 17.0384°E / 51.1127; 17.0384
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Eparchy of Wrocław–Koszalin

Dioecesis Vratislaviensis–Coslinensis ritus bysantini ucraini

Eparchia wrocławsko-koszalinska
St Vincent and St James Cathedral in Wrocław
Location
CountryPoland
Ecclesiastical provinceArcheparchy of Przemyśl–Warsaw
HeadquartersWroclaw, Poland
Population
- Catholics
50,000
Information
Sui iuris churchUkrainian Greek Catholic
RiteByzantine Rite
Established24 May 1996
CathedralSt Vincent and St James in Wrocław
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Major ArchbishopArchbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk
BishopWlodzimierz Roman Juszczak, O.S.B.M. Bishop of Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Wrocław-Koszalin
Metropolitan ArchbishopEugeniusz Popowicz Archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Przemyśl-Warsaw
Map
Eparchy of Wrocław-Koszalin in green
Eparchy of Wrocław-Koszalin in green
Website
https://www.cerkiew.net.pl/

The Ukrainian (Greek) Catholic Eparchy of Wrocław–Koszalin (Wrocław–Koszalin of the Ukrainians) is a suffragan eparchy (Eastern Catholic diocese) in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolis of Przemyśl-Warsaw [pl], which covers some part of Poland for the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (Byzantine rite in Ukrainian language) parallel to the Latin hierarchy. It depends from the Roman Congregation for the Oriental Churches.

Its episcopal see is the St Vincent and St James Cathedral, in Wrocław (Breslau, western Poland), in the administrative Lower Silesian Voivodeship (Dolnośląskie province).

Statistics

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As per 2015, it pastorally served 25,000 Catholics in 56 parishes with 33 priests (32 diocesan, 1 religious), 10 lay religious (1 brother, 9 sisters) and 2 seminarians.

History

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Eparchial bishops

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Eparchs of Wrocław–Gdańsk

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "HISTORICAL DECISION: THE UGCC IN UKRAINE SWITCHES TO A NEW CALENDAR". Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  2. ^ "The UGCC in Poland is also switching to a new calendar". Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  3. ^ "ДЕКРЕТ ВЛАДИК У ПОЛЬЩІ В КАЛЕНДАРНОМУ ПИТАННІ". Eparchia Wrocławsko-Koszalińska Kościoła Greckokatolickiego w Polsce (in Polish). 2023-02-06. Retrieved 2023-03-22.

51°06′46″N 17°02′18″E / 51.1127°N 17.0384°E / 51.1127; 17.0384

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