Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Chicago

Eparchy of Saint Nicholas of Chicago

Eparchia Sancti Nicolai Chicagiensis Ucrainorum
Coat of arms of the Eparchy of Saint Nicholas of Chicago
Coat of arms
Location
TerritoryWestern United States, all of the Midwest (except Ohio), Alaska, and Hawaii
Ecclesiastical provinceUkrainian Catholic Metropolia of Philadelphia
HeadquartersChicago, Illinois, United States
Population
- Catholics

12,500
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchUkrainian Greek Catholic Church
RiteByzantine Rite
EstablishedJuly 14, 1961
CathedralSt. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Major ArchbishopSviatoslav Shevchuk
BishopVenedykt Aleksiychuk, M.S.U.
Website
Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Nicholas of Chicago
Map of the Eparchy of Chicago

The Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Nicholas of Chicago is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ecclesiastical territory or eparchy of the Catholic Church in the whole Western United States and Midwest (except Ohio), Alaska, and Hawaii. As of 2020, the St. Nicholas Eparchy has 43 churches and missions in the western USA.

The bishop of the eparchy is Venedykt Aleksiychuk as of April 20, 2017. St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral is the mother church of the eparchy. The Eparchy of Chicago is a suffragan eparchy in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archeparchy of Philadelphia.