Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne

Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne (Ukrainian)

Eparchia Sanctorum Petri et Pauli Melburnensis Ucrainorum

Мельбурнська єпархія святих апостолів Петра й Павла
Location
CountryAustralia
TerritoryAustralia, New Zealand and Oceania
Ecclesiastical provinceMelbourne (Latin)
HeadquartersMelbourne
Coordinates37°47′47″S 144°56′39″E / 37.79639°S 144.94417°E / -37.79639; 144.94417
Statistics
Population
- Catholics
(as of 2009)
Decrease 32,500
ParishesIncrease 10
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchUkrainian Greek Catholic Church
RiteByzantine Rite
Established10 May 1958 as
Apostolic Exarchate of Australia;
24 June 1982 as
Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul
CathedralCathedral of St. Peter & St. Paul
Patron saintSt. Peter and St. Paul
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
PatriarchSviatoslav Shevchuk
EparchMykola Bychok C.Ss.R.
Bishops emeritusPeter Stasiuk C.Ss.R.
Website
catholicukes.org.au

The Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ecclesiastical territory or eparchy of the Catholic Church in Australia. Headquartered in Melbourne, it is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archbishop of Melbourne, a Latin Church territory.

The Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, in North Melbourne, Victoria, is the episcopal church of the eparch, currently Mykola Bychok CSSR.


© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search