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Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne
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The Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ecclesiastical territory or eparchy of the Catholic Church in Australia. Headquartered in Melbourne, it is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archbishop of Melbourne, a Latin Church territory.
Quick Facts Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne (Ukrainian)Eparchia Sanctorum Petri et Pauli Melburnensis Ucrainorum Мельбурнська єпархія святих апостолів Петра й Павла, Location ...
Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne (Ukrainian) Eparchia Sanctorum Petri et Pauli Melburnensis Ucrainorum Мельбурнська єпархія святих апостолів Петра й Павла | |
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Location | |
Country | Australia |
Territory | Australia, New Zealand and Oceania |
Ecclesiastical province | Melbourne (Latin) |
Headquarters | Melbourne |
Coordinates | 37°47′47″S 144°56′39″E |
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Population - Catholics | (as of 2009)![]() |
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Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church |
Rite | Byzantine Rite |
Established | 10 May 1958 as Apostolic Exarchate of Australia; 24 June 1982 as Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Peter & St. Paul |
Patron saint | St. Peter and St. Paul |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Patriarch | Sviatoslav Shevchuk |
Eparch | Mykola Bychok C.Ss.R. |
Bishops emeritus | Peter Stasiuk C.Ss.R. |
Website | |
catholicukes.org.au |
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The Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, in North Melbourne, Victoria, is the episcopal church of the eparch, currently Mykola Bychok CSSR.