Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Wrocław–Koszalin

Eparchy of Wrocław–Koszalin Dioecesis Vratislaviensis–Coslinensis ritus bysantini ucraini Eparchia wrocławsko-koszalinska
St Vincent and St James Cathedral in Wrocław
Location
Country	Poland
Ecclesiastical province	Archeparchy of Przemyśl–Warsaw
Headquarters	Wroclaw, Poland
Population - Catholics	50,000
Information
Sui iuris church	Ukrainian Greek Catholic
Rite	Byzantine Rite
Established	24 May 1996
Cathedral	St Vincent and St James in Wrocław
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Major Archbishop	Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk
Bishop	Wlodzimierz Roman Juszczak, O.S.B.M. Bishop of Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Wrocław-Koszalin
Metropolitan Archbishop	Eugeniusz Popowicz Archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Przemyśl-Warsaw
Map
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

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

• 24 May 1996: the Eparchy was established as Eparchy of Wrocław–Gdańsk from the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Przemyśl–Warsaw.
• 25 November 2020: Changed name from Eparchy of Wrocław–Gdańsk to Eparchy of Wrocław–Koszalin
• 25 November 2020: Lost territory along with the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Przemyśl–Warsaw to establish the new Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Olsztyn–Gdańsk
• February 6, 2023: the Eparchy of Wrocław–Koszalin, as well as the entire metropolis of Przemyśl-Warsaw [pl], taking into account the previous decision of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Ukraine^[1] and the opinion of the Delegates of the Joint Diocesan Council in Porszewice in June 2022, decided to switch to the Revised Julian calendar from September 1, 2023.^[2][3]

Eparchial bishops

Eparchs of Wrocław–Gdańsk

• Teodor Majkowicz (12 July 1997 – death 9 May 1998)
  • Administrator Fr. Petro Kryk (1998 – 1999)
• Wlodzimierz Roman Juszczak, O.S.B.M. (24 April 1999 – ...)

See also

• Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
• List of Catholic dioceses in Poland

Sources and external links

• (in Polish) Official website (in Polish)
• GCatholic.org with Google map and - satellite photo, data for all sections

• Decree of the Metropolis of Przemyśl-Warsaw on the transition to the Gregorian calendar dated February 6, 2023

References

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.

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