Greek Catholic Eparchy of Ruski Krstur
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The Eparchy of San Nicola di Ruski Krstur (Serbian: Крстурска гркокатоличка епархија) is a Greek Catholic Church of Croatia and Serbia ecclesiastical territory or eparchy of the Catholic Church in Serbia. It was founded in 2003 as apostolic exarchate with territory in Serbia and Montenegro, and was reduced to the territory of Serbia in 2013. In 2018, it was elevated to an eparchy by Pope Francis.[1] Since 2003, it is headed by bishop Đura Džudžar.[2]
Eparchy of San Nicola di Ruski Krstur Крстурска гркокатоличка епархија | |
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Location | |
Country | Serbia |
Metropolitan | Exempt directly to the Holy See |
Statistics | |
Population - Catholics | 21,845 (2016) |
Parishes | 21 (2016) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Greek Catholic Church of Croatia and Serbia |
Rite | Byzantine Rite |
Established | 2018 |
Cathedral | Greek Catholic Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Ruski Krstur, Serbia |
Patron saint | Saint Nicholas |
Secular priests | 21 (2016) |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Đura Džudžar |
The Eparchy of Ruski Krstur is one of two eparchies for the Greek Catholic Church of Croatia and Serbia, together with the Eparchy of Križevci in Croatia. The Eparchy of Ruski Krstur is exempt directly to the Holy See.[1] The Eparchy of Križevci is a suffragan of the Latin Church Archdiocese of Zagreb.[3]
The Eparchy of Ruski Krstur mostly serves a group of Rusyn Greek Catholics in the region of Vojvodina.[4]