Greek Catholic Eparchy of Ruski Krstur

Eparchy of San Nicola di Ruski Krstur

Крстурска гркокатоличка епархија
Location
CountrySerbia
MetropolitanExempt directly to the Holy See
Statistics
Population
- Catholics

21,845 (2016)
Parishes21 (2016)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchGreek Catholic Church of Croatia and Serbia
RiteByzantine Rite
Established2018
CathedralGreek Catholic Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Ruski Krstur, Serbia
Patron saintSaint Nicholas
Secular priests21 (2016)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopĐura Džudžar

The Eparchy of San Nicola di Ruski Krstur (Serbian: Крстурска гркокатоличка епархија) is a Greek Catholic Church of Croatia and Serbia ecclesiastical territory or eparchy of the Catholic Church in Serbia. It was founded in 2003 as apostolic exarchate with territory in Serbia and Montenegro, and was reduced to the territory of Serbia in 2013. In 2018, it was elevated to an eparchy by Pope Francis.[1] Since 2003, it is headed by bishop Đura Džudžar.[2]

The Eparchy of Ruski Krstur is one of two eparchies for the Greek Catholic Church of Croatia and Serbia, together with the Eparchy of Križevci in Croatia. The Eparchy of Ruski Krstur is exempt directly to the Holy See.[1] The Eparchy of Križevci is a suffragan of the Latin Church Archdiocese of Zagreb.[3]

The Eparchy of Ruski Krstur mostly serves a group of Rusyn Greek Catholics in the region of Vojvodina.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Eparchy of San Nicola di Ruski Krstur (Križevci)". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  2. ^ "Bishop Đura Džudžar". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  3. ^ "Diocese of Križevci (Kreutz) (Križevci)". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  4. ^ Ronald G. Roberson. "Greek Catholic Churches in Former Yugoslavia". CNEWA. Retrieved July 2, 2019.

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