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
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![]() Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Holy Family in Exile, Duke Street, London. | |
Location | |
Country | United Kingdom |
Territory | Entirety of Great Britain and Ireland |
Ecclesiastical province | Not part of any ecclesiastical province |
Metropolitan | Major Archeparch of Kyiv-Galicia |
Statistics | |
Area | 229,848 km2 (88,745 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2014) 60,003,000 15,000 (0.025%) |
Parishes | 18 |
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Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic |
Rite | Byzantine Rite |
Established | 10 June 1957 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Holy Family in Exile |
Patron saint | Holy Family |
Secular priests | 17 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Major Archbishop | Sviatoslav Shevchuk |
Eparch | Kenneth Nowakowski |
Bishops emeritus | Hlib Lonchyna |
Website | |
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The Eparchy of the Holy Family of London (
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.
History
Antecedents
Since the late 19th century many Ukrainians have migrated to England, most notably to London and the Red Bank area of Manchester.[2] These migrants have been known as 'old immigrants', or stari emihranty.
After the
However, eventually, Ukrainian Greek Catholics were able to organize worship in their own Byzantine liturgy, often in the local Latin Church parish church. In Coventry, by 1948, the Church of Christ the King in Coundon started having Ukrainian Catholic services. These were soon transferred to St Elizabeth Church in Foleshill.[3] In 1957, the Apostolic Exarchate was established for Ukrainian Catholics in England and Wales.
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Apostolic Exarchate
The eparchy was erected on 10 June 1957 as an
By 1959, over 700 Ukrainian Catholics had registered themselves in Coventry. In the
With the help of Cardinal
After Ukrainian independence in 1991 emigrants have been attracted to prosperous western countries, principally those with qualifying skills, with a close inter-relation (such as intermarriage) and qualifying political asylum seekers entitled to refugee status, such as in the mid-2010s war, which have included Ukrainian Catholics.[5]
Eparchy
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On 18 January 2013 the Exarchate was elevated in the rank of the
The Ukrainian Catholic church in Wolverhampton was included as part of a video series by English Heritage on faith buildings in England.[7]
On 9 June 2023, the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of the Holy Family in London, according to the decree of Bishop Kenneth, switches from 1 September 2023 to the Gregorian calendar, in particular with Easter.[8][9]
Statistics
The number of faithful in the Eparchy (diocese) numbers 10,000. There are 12 parishes regularly served, 14 diocesan priests, 3 religious priests, 3 male religious and 3 female religious.[10]
Charitable status
The Eparchy (formerly Apostolic Exarchate) for Ukrainian Catholics in Great Britain is a registered charity with the
Division over views on a Kyiv Patriarchate
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There has, for a long time, been different views among Ukrainian Catholics on the idea of a Kyiv Patriarchate, replacing the Major Archdiocese.[12]
Hornyak was the first apostolic exarch, was known to have sided with those who did not believe that it would be appropriate for the Major Archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Church – who was then Cardinal Josyf Slipyj – to be commemorated as Patriarch until the Pope would agree to elevate the Major Archdiocese to a Patriarchate.[13]
Since most of the faithful in the Apostolic Exarchate were patriotic and nationalist veterans of the
However, some people chose even more extreme methods of expressing their disagreement with Bishop Hornyak. For example, on 18 December 1977, when Bishop Hornyak went to Gloucester to open the new Ukrainian Catholic church, he was met by around 500 demonstrators who ignored the police cordon line and attacked him, bruising his face and crushing his glasses. This forced him to retreat back into his car.[14][15]
Bishops
When the Apostolic Exarchate for Ukrainians in England and Wales was first established in 1957, it was administered by the then Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal William Godfrey. Bishop Augustine Hornyak was ordained as auxiliary bishop in 1961. Upon the death of Cardinal Godfrey in 1963, Augustine Hornyak was elevated to Apostolic Exarch for Ukrainians in England and Wales. In 1968, with the enlargement of the Apostolic Exarchate to include Scotland as well, Bishop Hornyak became the first Apostolic Exarch for Ukrainians in Great Britain. He has been succeeded by two other bishops.
On 2 June 2009,
Apostolic Exarchs for Ukrainians in Great Britain | |||
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From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
1957 | 1963 | William Godfrey (Apostolic administrator) | Archbishop of Westminster (1956–1963) |
1963 | 1987 | O.S.B.M.
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Formerly auxiliary bishop of the Exarchate (1961–1963) |
1987 | 1989 | C.S.S.R. (Apostolic administrator)
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Apostolic Exarch of France, Benelux and Switzerland (1982–2012)
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1989 | 2002 | C.S.S.R.
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Formerly auxiliary bishop of Philadelphia (1988–1989) |
2002 | 2006 | O.S.B.M.
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Subsequently Eparch of Stamford (2006–present) |
2011 | 2013 | M.S.U.
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Formerly auxiliary bishop of Kyiv-Halyč (2004–09) and of Lviv (2002–04). Became the first eparchial Bishop of the Eparchy of Holy Family of London.
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Eparchial bishops of the Eparchy of Holy Family of London | |||
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From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
2013 | 2019 | M.S.U.
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Served previously as Apostolic Exarch for Ukrainians in Great Britain |
2020 | present | Kenneth Nowakowski | Was Bishop of New Westminster (Ukrainian), Canada, 2007-2020 |
Cathedral church
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Named for the Holy Family, the cathedral was established in 1967 in an 1890 Alfred Waterhouse building. The edifice was the third home of an independent church founded in the 17th century, the King's Weigh House congregationalists, which dissolved after terminal decline in 1966. The cathedral is the seat of the Eparch (bishop) and is in Mayfair, London. It has a regular congregation of around 1000. Clerics are eparchial secular priests.
Ukrainian Greek Catholic parish churches in Great Britain
See also
- Ukrainian migration to the United Kingdom
- Catholic Church in England and Wales
- Catholic Church
References
- ^ "Eparch - Bishop". London: Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of the Holy Family of London. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Multi-Cultural Manchester : Polish". Manchester City Council. p. 19. Archived from the original on 11 January 2008.
- ^ Stephens 1969, pp. 368–371.
- ^ Kaye 1968[page needed]
- ^ The Ukrainian Greek Catholics: A Historical Survey Archived 20 April 2005 at the Library of Congress Web Archives
- ^ "Rt Rev Hlib Lonchyna Apostolic Eparch for Ukrainian Catholics in Great Britain". The Catholic Church in England and Wales. The Catholic Church in England and Wales. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ "Wolverhampton's Ukrainian church". BBC Online.
- ^ "Єпархія Пресвятої родини в Лондоні переходить на григоріанський календар". Українська Греко-Католицька Церква (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "EPARCHIAL NEWS". ukrainianchurch. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "Holy Family of London (Ukrainian Eparchy) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "Extract from the Central Register of Charities maintained by the Charity Commission for England and Wales".[clarification needed]
- ^ Sulyk 2004, p. 402.
- ^ a b Sulyk 2004, p. 403.
- ^ "Ukrainian Catholics Reportedly Clash With Bishop Hornyak in England" Archived 20 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Hebblethwaite 1986, p. 133.
Bibliography
- Hebblethwaite, Peter (1986). Inside the Vatican. London: Sidgwick & Jackson.
- Kaye, Elaine (1968). The King's Weigh House Church. London: George Allen and Unwin.[page needed]
- Stephens, WB, ed. (1969). "The City of Coventry: Roman Catholicism". A History of the County of Warwick. Victoria County History. Vol. 8, the City of Coventry and Borough of Warwick. London: Oxford University Press for the University of London Institute of Historical Research. pp. 368–371.
- Sulyk, Stephen (2004). I Am Always With You. Pleasant Word. ISBN 978-1414100623.
External links
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- GCatholic.org information page on the Apostolic Exarchate/Eparchy
- Catholic-Hierarchy.org information on the Apostolic Exarchate
- Youtube video of Cardinal Lubomyr Husar's visit to London
- Decree of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of the Holy Family in London on the transition to the Gregorian calendar dated June 9, 2023