Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Vladimir the Great of Paris

The Eparchy of Saint Vladimir the Great of Paris (French: Éparchie Saint Vladimir-le-Grand de Paris des Ukrainiens; Ukrainian: Єпархія Святого Володимира Великого у Парижі) is an eparchy of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, a sui iuris church of the Roman Catholic Church. Its territory encompasses France, Belgium, Luxemburg, the Netherlands and Switzerland.

Eparchy of Saint Vladimir-Le-Grand de Paris Eparchia Sancti Vladimiri Magni in urbe Parisiensi pro Ucrainis ritus Byzantini Diocèse de Saint-Vladimir-le-Grand de Paris Єпархія Святого Володимира Великого у Парижі
Cathedral of St. Vladimir
Location
Country	France
Territory	France, Belgium, Luxemburg, the Netherlands and Switzerland
Ecclesiastical province	Not part of any ecclesiastical province
Metropolitan	Major Archeparch of Kyiv–Galicia
Statistics
Population - Catholics	(as of 2022) 26,000
Parishes	16
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
Rite	Byzantine Rite
Established	22 July 1960
Cathedral	Cathedral of St. Vladimir in Paris
Patron saint	Vladimir the Great
Secular priests	25 (Diocesan) 2 (Religious Orders)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Major Archbishop	Sviatoslav Shevchuk
Bishop	sede vacante
Apostolic Administrator	Hlib Lonchyna

Its cathedral is the Cathédrale Saint-Volodymyr-le-Grand in the episcopal see of Paris.

The former eparch Borys Gudziak was appointed as Archeparch of Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia on 4 February 2019, while Hlib Lonchyna, Eparch of Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of the Holy Family of London was appointed as apostolic administrator.

History

The eparchy was erected on 22 July 1960 as apostolic exarchate for the French, Benelux and Swiss faithful of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.

On 19 January 2013 the exarchate was elevated in the rank of the eparchy by Pope Benedict XVI. It remains immediately subject to the Major Archbishop of Kyiv–Halyč, without belonging to his metropolitan province.

List of former Hierarchs

Apostolic Exarchs for Ukrainians in France
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
1960	1982	Volodymyr Malanczuk, C.Ss.R.	Titular Bishop of Epiphania in Syria (1960–1990)
1982	2012	Michael Hrynchyshyn, C.Ss.R.	Titular Bishop of Zygris (1982–2012) and Apostolic Administrator of the Apostolic Exarchate for Ukrainians in Great Britain (1987–1989)
2012	2013	Borys Gudziak	Titular Bishop of Carcabia (2012–2013). Became the first eparchial Bishop of the Eparchy of Saint Wladimir-Le-Grand de Paris.

Eparchial bishops of the Eparchy of Saint Wladimir-Le-Grand de Paris
From	Until	Incumbent	Notes
2013	18 February 2019	Borys Gudziak	Served previously as Apostolic Exarch for Ukrainians in France

See also

• Catholic Church
• Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
• Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Holy Family of London

Sources and external links

• Official website of the Eparchy
• GCatholic.org information