Eparchy of Ukrainian Greek Catholic Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma Пармської єпархії святого Йосафата Eparchia Sancti Iosaphat Parmensis | |
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.jpg) St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral in Parma, Ohio | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina |
| Ecclesiastical province | Ukrainian Catholic Metropolia of Philadelphia |
| Headquarters | Parma, Ohio, United States |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Catholics | 10,701 |
| Parishes | 47 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church |
| Rite | Byzantine Rite |
| Established | December 5, 1983 |
| Cathedral | St. Josaphat's Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Major Archbishop | Sviatoslav Shevchuk |
| Bishop | Bohdan Danylo |
| Website | |
| Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Parma | |
Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or eparchy of the Catholic Church in the United States. Its episcopal see is Parma, Ohio. It was established in 1983 by Pope John Paul II. The eparchy encompasses parishes in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio, western Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and West Virginia. The Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma is a suffragan eparchy in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archeparchy of Philadelphia.
The eparchy is named for St. Josaphat Kuntsevych, O.S.B.M., who was Eastern Catholic martyred in anti-Catholic violence by Eastern Orthodox following the Union of Brest.