Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon

The Eparchy of Saskatoon (Саскатунська єпархія Української греко-католицької церкви) is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ecclesiastical territory or eparchy of the Catholic Church in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.

The eparchy's cathedral is the Cathedral of St. George in the episcopal see of Saskatoon. The eparchy is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg.

History

 * Established on March 10, 1951, as Apostolic Exarchate of Saskatoon, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Exarchate of Central Canada.
 * November 3, 1956: Elevated to Eparchy of Saskatoon

Episcopal ordinaries

 * Apostolic Exarch of Saskatoon
 * Andrew Roborecki (1951.03.10 – 1956.11.03 see below), Titular Bishop of Tanais (1948.03.03 – 1956.11.03)


 * Suffragan Eparchs (Bishops) of Saskatoon
 * Andrew Roborecki (see above 1956.11.03 – death 1982.10.24)
 * Basil Filevich (1983.12.05 – 1995.11.06)
 * Cornelius Pasichny, O.S.B.M. (1995.11.06 – 1998.07.01)
 * Michael Wiwchar, C.Ss.R. (2000.11.29 – 2008.05.02)
 * Bryan Bayda, C.Ss.R. (2008.05.02 – 2022.04.28)
 * Michael Smolinski, C.Ss.R. (since 2024.01.21)

Other priests of this eparchy who became bishops

 * Kenneth Nowakowski, appointed Bishop of New Westminster (Ukrainian) in 2007

Statistics
, the Eparchy contains 67 parishes, 23 active eparchial and religious priests and 5,438 Catholics. It also has 16 women religious, 7 religious priests and 3 permanent deacons.

Sources and external links

 * Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon
 * GigaCatholic, with incumbent biography links
 * Saint George's Cathedral, Saskatoon
 * Saints Peter & Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church, Saskatoon
 * Sheptytsky Institute, Saskatoon
 * St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church, Yorkton
 * Ukrainian Catholic Redemptorists of the Yorkton Province
 * Ukrainian Catholic Education Center, Saskatoon
 * Holy Spirit Seminary, Ottawa