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. As of 2020, the St. Nicholas Eparchy has 43 churches and missions in the western USA.

Eparchy of Saint Nicholas of Chicago

Eparchia Sancti Nicolai Chicagiensis Ucrainorum
The interior of St. Joseph the Betrothed Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Chicago
Location
TerritoryWestern United States, all of the Midwest (except Ohio), Alaska, and Hawaii
Ecclesiastical provinceUkrainian Catholic Metropolia of Philadelphia
HeadquartersChicago, Illinois, United States
Population
- Catholics
12,500
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchUkrainian Greek Catholic Church
RiteByzantine Rite
EstablishedJuly 14, 1961
CathedralSt. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Major ArchbishopSviatoslav Shevchuk
BishopVenedykt Aleksiychuk, M.S.U.
Website
Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Nicholas of Chicago
Map of the Eparchy of Chicago

The bishop of the eparchy is Venedykt Aleksiychuk as of April 20, 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
  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
Further information: List of the Catholic bishops of the United States § 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:

See also

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