The Greek Melkite Catholic Eparchy of Canada,[1] also known as the Melkite Eparchy of Canada or the Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Saint-Sauveur of Montréal (Latin: Eparchia Sanctissimi Salvatoris Marianopolitansis Graecorum Melkitarum Catholicorum), is an eparchy of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in Canada.[2] It is based at Saint Sauveur Cathedral in Montreal, Quebec.
Eparchy of Canada (Melkite Greek) | |
|---|---|
 Saint Sauveur Cathedral in Montreal | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 14 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Melkite Greek Catholic Church |
| Rite | Byzantine Rite |
| Established | 1968 (as an exarchate) 1984 (as an eparchy) |
| Cathedral | Saint Sauveur Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Patriarch | Youssef Absi |
| Eparch | Milad Jawish |
| Website | |
| melkite | |
Territory
editThe eparchy includes the faithful of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in Canada. Its eparchial seat is the city of Montreal, where Saint Sauveur Cathedral is located. The name of the eparchy is derived from Saint-Sauveur (French for 'Holy Saviour').
As of 2020, the eparchy had around 40,000 baptized members, and it is divided into fourteen parishes.
History
editOn April 9, 1968, Pope Paul VI founded the Apostolic Exarchate in Canada by the apostolic constitution Qui benignissimo. On October 13, 1980, Pope John Paul II issued a bull Qui benignissimo, which established the Apostolic Exarchate of the Saint-Sauveur.[3] On September 1, 1984, Pope John Paul II issued a bull Beati Petri,[4] which transformed the Apostolic Exarchate of the Saint-Sauveur into an eparchy.
Communities
editThe eparchy has parishes in Montreal, Pierrefonds-Roxboro, Laval, Brossard, Quebec City, Ottawa, Toronto, Etobicoke-Mississauga, Hamilton, London, Windsor, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver.
It also includes the Canadian jurisdictions of two orders associated with the Melkite Greek Catholic Church – the Order of Saint Lazarus and the Canadian lieutenancy of the Patriarchal Order of the Holy Cross of Jerusalem.
Ordinaries
edit- Apostolic Exarch of Canada
- Michel Hakim, BS (13 October 1980 – 1 September 1984)
- Bishops of Saint-Sauveur of Montréal
- Michel Hakim, BS (1 September 1984 – 30 June 1998),
- Sleiman Hajjar, BS (10 July 1998 – 10 March 2002)
- Ibrahim M. Ibrahim, BS (18 June 2003 – 26 June 2021)[5][6]
- Milad Jawish, BS (18 September 2021 – present)[7]
References
edit- ^ "Greek Melkite Catholic Eparchy of Canada". Melkitecanada.org. Archived from the original on 2007-01-08. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
- ^ "Melkite Eparchy of Canada". melkite.ca. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
- ^ "Marianopolitana, die tertia decima mensis Octobris, anno millesimo nongentesimo octogesimo - Constitutio Apostolica, Ioannes Paulus PP. II" /> | Ioannes Paulus II". Vatican.va. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
- ^ "Sanctissimi Salvatoris Marianopolitanae, die primo mensis Septembris, anno Domini millesimo nongentesimo octogesimo quarto - Constitutio Apostolica, Ioannes Paulus PP. II | Ioannes Paulus II". Vatican.va. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
- ^ "Dalle Chiese Orientali, 26.06.2021" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "BISHOP IBRAHIM M. IBRAHIM – MELKITE EPARCHY OF CANADA". Retrieved 2021-10-25.
- ^ "Resignations and Appointments". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2021-10-25.