Eastern Eparchy Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada
Eastern Eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada (UOCC)
Definition
The Ukrainian Orthodox Eparchy of Eastern Canada is an eparchy (diocese of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada (UOCC) under the Church of Constantinople. The eparchy (diocese) was established in 1951.
Components
The Eastern Eparchy consists of the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. It has about 27 parishes, with 2 cathedral churches :
Saint Volodymyr in Toronto, and Saint Sophie in Montreal.
The ruling bishop of the eparchy has been styled either as “Bishop of Saskatoon, and the Eastern Eparchy”, or “Bishop of Toronto, and the Eastern Eparchy”. The former title was related to certain tensions regarding who had the right amongst Orthodox bishops to use the title “Toronto”.
Bishop’s residence and Eastern Eparchy office
Bishops of the Eastern Eparchy
The first bishop of the newly-established eparchy was Bishop Platon (Artemiuk) in 1951.
The second bishop of the eparchy was Archbishop Michael (Khoroshy) in 1951. He became Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church of Canada in 1973.
The third bishop of the eparchy was Archbishop Nicholas (Debryn) in 1973. He served until his repose in 1981.
The fourth bishop of the eparchy was Archbishop Wasyly (Fedak) in 1981. He became Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church of Canada in 1985.
Change of name, and reception into the Patriarchate of Constantinople, 1990
In 1990, the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church of Canada changed its name to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada. In the same year, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada was received into communion with the Patriarchate of Constantinople, and all the bishops became a part of that patriarchate.
The fifth bishop of the eparchy was Bishop Yurij (Kalistchuk) in 1985. He became Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church of Canada in 2010.
The sixth bishop of the eparchy is Bishop Andriy (Peshko). He served from 2010-____.
Contact information
Eastern Eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada
Східна Єпархія Української Православної Церкви в Канаді
3281, Cindy Crescent
Mississauga, Ontario
L4Y 3J7
Telephone : (905) 206-9372
Fax : (905) 206-9373
Е-mail : info@uocceast.ca ; bishopandriy@rogers.com
Web-site : uocceast.ca
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References
Wikipedia article about the Ukrainian Orthodox Eparchy of Eastern Canada
Additional information :
Orthodoxwiki article about the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada web-site
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada Eastern Eparchy web-site
Please send your suggestions, additions, corrections or contributions to this address :
info@orthodoxcanada.ca