Eparchy immediately subject to the Holy See Saint Vladimir, France
Eparchy of Saint Vladimir-Le-Grand de Paris
Sancti Vladimiri Magni in urbe Parisiensi pro Ucrainis ritus Byzantini
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
The Eparchy of Saint Vladimir-le-Grand de Paris is the Ukrainian Greek Catholic (Byzantine rite) jurisdiction for Ukrainian Catholics in France and neighboring countries, erected as an exarchate on 22 July 1960 and elevated to an eparchy on 19 January 2013; it is immediately subject to the Holy See within the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. Its cathedral is the Cathedral of St. Volodymyr in Paris.
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- Established
- 1960
- Catholics
- 26,130
- Priests
- 25
- Territory
- 791,090 km²
Parishes and churches
39 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Communauté ukrainienne gréco-catholique de SoleuvreSoleuvreView parish
- Communauté ukrainienne gréco-catholique de StrasbourgStrasbourgView parish
- Communauté ukrainienne gréco-catholique de TaminesTaminesView parish
- Communauté ukrainienne gréco-catholique de ToulouseToulouseView parish
- Communauté ukrainienne gréco-catholique de TournaiTournaiView parish
- Communauté ukrainienne gréco-catholique de UtrechtUtrechtView parish
- Communauté ukrainienne gréco-catholique de VincennesVincennesView parish
- Communauté ukrainienne gréco-catholique de WasmesWasmesView parish
- Communauté ukrainienne gréco-catholique de ZurichZurichView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Eparch
- Ihor Rantsya
- Born
- 8 March 1978
- Birthplace
- Opilsko
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The cathedral
Cathedral of St. Volodymyr in Paris stands in Saint Vladimir, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Five countries, France, Belgium, Luxemburg, the Netherlands and Switzerland, together form the territory of the Eparchy of Saint Volodymyr the Great of Paris (French: Éparchie Saint Volodymyr-le-Grand de Paris des Ukrainiens; Ukrainian: Єпархія Святого Володимира Великого у Парижі). The jurisdiction belongs to the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, a sui iuris Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Catholic Church. From the episcopal see of Paris, the Cathédrale Saint-Volodymyr-le-Grand serves as its cathedral.