Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Chicago

Eparchy of Saint Nicholas of Chicago

*Eparchia Sancti Nicolai Chicagiensis Ucrainorum*
Eparchy of Saint Nicholas of Chicago; Eparchia Sancti Nicolai Chicagiensis Ucrainorum
	The interior of St. Joseph the Betrothed Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Chicago
Location
Territory	Western United States, all of the Midwest (except Ohio), Alaska, and Hawaii
Ecclesiastical province	Ukrainian Catholic Metropolia of Philadelphia
Headquarters	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Population	; 12,500;
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
Rite	Byzantine Rite
Established	July 14, 1961
Cathedral	St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Major Archbishop	Sviatoslav Shevchuk
Bishop	Venedykt Aleksiychuk, M.S.U.
Website
	Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Nicholas of Chicago

Last updated November 10, 2025

The Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Nicholas of Chicago is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ecclesiastical territory or eparchy of the Catholic Church in the whole Western United States and Midwest (except Ohio), Alaska, and Hawaii. As of 2020^[update], the St. Nicholas Eparchy has 43 churches and missions in the western USA.

Eparchs of Chicago

Jaroslav Gabro (1961-1980)
Innocent Lotocky, O.S.B.M. (1980 - 1993)
Michael Wiwchar, C.Ss.R. (1993 - 2000), appointed Eparch of Saskatoon
Richard Seminack (2003 - 2016)
Venedykt Aleksiychuk, M.S.U. (2017 – present)

Metropolia of Philadelphia for the Ukrainians

The eparchy is one of four suffragan eparchies of the Ukrainian Catholic Metropolia of Philadelphia, which also includes the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia, the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stamford, and the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Parma.^[1]

Parishes

The eparchy governs parishes, which are located in the following states:

References

↑ Paska, Walter (1975). Sources of particular law for the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the United States (Thesis). OCLC 461569501.^{[ page needed ]}

External links

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[1] Paska, Walter (1975). Sources of particular law for the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the United States (Thesis). OCLC 461569501.^{[ page needed ]}

[note_n11-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Part of the National Council of Churches

[note_n0-3] 1 2 Not in communion with the rest of the Catholic Church

[note_n6-4] Those are traditions and denominations that trace their history back to the Protestant Reformation or otherwise heavily borrow from the practices and beliefs of the Protestant Reformers.

[note_n3-5] This denomination is the result of a merger between Lutheran, German Reformed, Congregational and Restorationist churches.

[note_n1-6] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 Part of the National Association of Evangelicals

[note_n4-7] 1 2 3 4 This refers to the denomination's heritage and not necessarily to the language in which the services are conducted in.

[note_n5-8] This is a reformed synod within the United Church of Christ that is distinct in heritage, doctrine and practice from the rest of the denomination.

[note_n2-9] 1 2 Outside the Anglican Communion

[note_n8-10] 1 2 3 4 5 6 This is more of a movement then an institutionalized denomination.

[note_n10-11] Denominations that don't fit in the subsets mentioned above.

[note_n7-12] Those are traditions and denominations that trace their origin back to the Great Awakenings and/or are joined together by a common belief that Christianity should be restored along the lines of what is known about the apostolic early church.

[note_n9-13] The Holiness movement is an interdenominational movement that spreads over multiple traditions (Methodist, Quakers, Anabaptist, Baptist, etc.). However, here are mentioned only those denominations that are part of Restorationism as well as the Holiness movement, but are not part of any other Protestant tradition.

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Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Chicago

Contents

Eparchs of Chicago

Metropolia of Philadelphia for the Ukrainians

Parishes

See also

References

Further reading

External links