Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of the Holy Family of London

Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy
of the Holy Family of London

Eparchia Sanctae Familiae Londiniensis

Name in other languages
  • Єпархія Пресвятої Родини у Лондоні (in Ukrainian)
  • Yeparkhiya Presvyatoyi Rodyny u Londoni (in Ukrainian)
Location
CountryUnited Kingdom
TerritoryEntirety of Great Britain and Ireland
Ecclesiastical provinceNot part of any ecclesiastical province
MetropolitanMajor Archeparch of Kyiv-Galicia
Statistics
Area229,848 km2 (88,745 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2014)
60,003,000
15,000 (0.025%)
Parishes18
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchUkrainian Greek Catholic
RiteByzantine Rite
Established10 June 1957
CathedralCathedral of the Holy Family in Exile
Patron saintHoly Family
Secular priests17
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Major ArchbishopSviatoslav Shevchuk
EparchKenneth Nowakowski
Bishops emeritusHlib Lonchyna
Website
[1]

The Eparchy of the Holy Family of London (Ukrainian: Єпархія Пресвятої Родини у Лондоні; Latin: Eparchia Sanctae Familiae Londiniensis) is an eparchy of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church which is an Eastern Catholic Church that is in full communion with the Holy See. Its territorial remit includes the entirety of the islands of Great Britain and Ireland. The episcopal seat is the Cathedral of the Holy Family in Exile which is situated in the city of London. The incumbent eparch, Kenneth Nowakowski, was appointed on 15 January 2020.[1]

Initially erected as an exarchate, it gained eparchial status (equivalent to a diocese in the Latin Church) on 18 January 2013. Due to the comparatively small number of faithful in the eparchy, fewer services, such as schools and care centres, are provided.

  1. ^ "Eparch - Bishop". London: Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of the Holy Family of London. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.