Jurisdiction: | Eparchy |
New Westminster | |
Latin: | Eparchia Neo-Vestmonasteriensis Ucrainorum |
Territory: | British Columbia, Canada |
Province: | Archeparchy of Winnipeg |
Headquarters: | New Westminster, B.C., Canada |
Catholics: | 7,800 |
Denomination: | Catholic Church |
Sui Iuris Church: | Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church |
Rite: | Byzantine Rite |
Established: | June 27, 1974 |
Cathedral: | Holy Eucharist Cathedral |
Major Archbishop: | Sviatoslav Shevchuk |
Bishop: | Michael Kwiatkowski |
Bishop Title: | Eparch |
The Eparchy of New Westminster is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ecclesiastical territory or eparchy of the Catholic Church in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The eparchy is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archeparchy of Winnipeg.
, the diocese contained 7,800 Catholics with 17 parishes, 11 active diocesan priests and 2 religious priests as well as 2 women religious, 2 religious brothers, and 2 permanent deacons.[1] On 16 January 2020, bishop David Motiuk was appointed an Apostolic Administrator of the Eparchy of New Westminster.[2]
The following is a list of the bishops and archbishops and their terms of service: