The Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Nicholas of Chicago is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ecclesiastical territory or eparchy of the Catholic Church in the whole Western United States and Midwest (except Ohio), Alaska, and Hawaii. , the St. Nicholas Eparchy has 43 churches and missions in the western USA.
Current bishop Venedykt Aleksiychuk was appointed the bishop of the eparchy on April 20, 2017 and was enthroned on June 29, 2017. St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral is the mother church of the eparchy. The Eparchy of Chicago is a suffragan eparchy in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archeparchy of Philadelphia.
Eparchs of Chicago Jaroslav Gabro (1961-1980) Innocent Lotocky, O.S.B.M. (1980 - 1993) Michael Wiwchar, C.Ss.R. (1993 - 2000), appointed Eparch of Saskatoon Richard Seminack (2003 - 2016) Venedykt Aleksiychuk, M.S.U. (2017 – present)
Metropolia of Philadelphia for the Ukrainians
The eparchy is one of four suffragan eparchies of the Ukrainian Catholic Metropolia of Philadelphia, which also includes the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia, the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stamford, and the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Parma.
Parishes The eparchy governs parishes located in the following states: Arizona California Colorado Illinois Indiana Michigan Minnesota Missouri Nebraska North Dakota Oregon Texas Utah Washington Wisconsin
See also
Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine of the Holy Family List of the Catholic cathedrals of the United States List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States List of bishops
References
Further reading
External links Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of St. Nicholas of Chicago Official Site St. Joseph Ukrainian Catholic Church Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Byzantine Catholic Church, Palatine, IL St. John the Prophet, Forerunner and Baptizer Ukrainian Catholic Church, La Mesa, CA Dormition of the Mother of God Ukrainian Catholic Parish, Phoenix, AZ Nativity of the Mother of God Ukrainian Catholic Church, Springfield, OR