Eparchy of Saint George in Canton (Romanian)
Sancti Georgii Martyris Romenorum
Eparchy immediately subject to the Holy See · Romanian Greek Catholic Church · Canton, Ohio, United States
The Eparchy of Saint George in Canton is the Romanian Greek Catholic jurisdiction for the United States and Canada, erected in 1987 and immediately subject to the Holy See. Bishop John Michael Botean has been eparch since 1996.
The see
- Rank
- Eparchy immediately subject to the Holy See
- Tradition
- Romanian Greek Catholic Church
- Erected
- 1987
- Latin
- Sancti Georgii Martyris Romenorum
- Patron
- Saint George
- Annuario code
- 001002811
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 6,000
- Population
- 2,020
- Priests
- 27
- Catholics per priest
- 222
- Extent
- 19,811,345 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 0.0
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Eparch
- John Michael Botean
- Born
- 9 July 1955
- Birthplace
- Canton
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Saint George Cathedral stands in Canton, 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
Serving the United States and Canada, the Romanian Greek Catholic Eparchy of St. George is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church. Its cathedral is St. George's Cathedral in Canton, Ohio, and John Michael Botean is the incumbent eparch. The eparchy counts fourteen parishes and five missions in the United States, with two further parishes in Canada.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia · GCatholic
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].