Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Chicago



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.

The bishop of the eparchy is Venedykt Aleksiychuk. 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

 * 1) Jaroslav Gabro (1961-1980)
 * 2) Innocent Lotocky, O.S.B.M. (1980 - 1993)
 * 3) Michael Wiwchar, C.Ss.R. (1993 - 2000), appointed Eparch of Saskatoon
 * 4) Richard Seminack (2003 - 2016)
 * 5) 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, which are located in the following states:
 * Arizona
 * California
 * Colorado
 * Illinois
 * Indiana
 * Michigan
 * Minnesota
 * Missouri
 * Nebraska
 * North Dakota
 * Oregon
 * Texas
 * Utah
 * Washington
 * Wisconsin