Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Olsztyn–Gdańsk

The Ukrainian (Greek) Catholic Eparchy of Olsztyn–Gdańsk (Olsztyn–Gdańsk of the Ukrainians) is a suffragan eparchy (Eastern Catholic diocese) in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archeparchy of Przemyśl–Warsawa, 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.

Eparchy of Olsztyn–Gdańsk

Dioecesis Allensteniensis–Gedanensis ritus bysantini ucraini

Eparchia olsztynsko-gdańska
Protection of the Mother of God Cathedral in Olsztyn
Location
CountryPoland
Ecclesiastical provinceArcheparchy of Przemyśl–Warsaw
HeadquartersOlsztyn, Poland
Statistics
Area90,075 km2 (34,778 sq mi)
Parishes43
Information
Sui iuris churchUkrainian Greek Catholic
RiteByzantine Rite
Established25 November 2020
CathedralProtection of the Mother of God in Olsztyn
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Major ArchbishopArchbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk
BishopArkadiusz Trochanowski
Metropolitan ArchbishopEugeniusz Popowicz Archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Przemyśl-Warsaw
Map

Eparchy in blue
Website
Official website

Its episcopal see is the Cathedral of the Protection of the Mother of God in Olsztyn in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship.

It also has a Co-Cathedral, St. Bartholomew and Protection of the Mother of God, in Gdańsk (Danzig, northern Poland), in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.

Statistics

As per 2020, it pastorally served in 43 parishes with 26 priests (22 diocesan, 4 religious, that belong to the Order of Saint Basil the Great).[1]

History

Eparchial bishops
Eparchs of Olsztyn–Gdańsk

See also

References
  1. "Erezione dell'Eparchia di Olsztyn-Gdańsk (Polonia) di rito bizantino-ucraino, rendendola suffraganea dell'Arcieparchia di Przemyśl-Warszawa, nomina del Primo Vescovo e modifica del nome dell'Eparchia di Wrocław-Gdańsk" (in Italian). Official the Holy See Site. 2020-11-25.
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