Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Vladimir the Great of Paris
| Eparchy of Saint Vladimir-Le-Grand de Paris Eparchia Sancti Vladimiri Magni in urbe Parisiensi pro Ucrainis ritus Byzantini Diocèse de Saint-Vladimir-le-Grand de Paris | |
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Cathedral of St Vladimir | |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Metropolitan | Immediately Subject to the Holy See |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 25,400 |
| Parishes | 16 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church |
| Rite | Byzantine Rite |
| Established | 22 July 1960 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Vladimir in Paris |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Major Archbishop | Sviatoslav Shevchuk |
| Bishop | Borys Gudziak |
The Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Vladimir the Great of Paris (French: Éparchie Saint Vladimir le Grand de Paris des Ukrainiens) is an eparchy (diocesis) for Ukrainian Greek Catholics, who practice their particular Church's Ukrainian language Byzantine Rite in France, Belgium, Luxemburg, the Netherlands and Switzerland.
Its cathedral see is the Cathédrale Saint-Volodymyr-le-Grand in Paris.
History
The eparchy was erected on 22 July 1960 as Apostolic exarchate for the French, Benelux and Swiss faithful of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.
In January 19, 2013 the Exarchate was elevated in the rank of the Eparchy (Eastern Catholic diocese) by Pope Benedict XVI. It remains immediately subject to the Major Archbishop of Kyiv–Halyč, without belonging to his Metropolitan province.
List of former Hierarchs
| Apostolic Exarchs for Ukrainians in France | |||
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| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 1960 | 1982 | Volodymyr Malanczuk, C.Ss.R. | Titular Bishop of Epiphania in Syria (1960–1990) |
| 1982 | 2012 | Michael Hrynchyshyn, C.Ss.R. | Titular Bishop of Zygris (1982–2012) and Apostolic Administrator of the Apostolic Exarchate for Ukrainians in Great Britain (1987–1989) |
| 2012 | 2013 | Borys Gudziak | Titular Bishop of Carcabia (2012–2013). Became the first eparchial Bishop of the Eparchy of Saint Wladimir-Le-Grand de Paris. |
| Eparchial bishops of the Eparchy of Saint Wladimir-Le-Grand de Paris | |||
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| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes |
| 2013 | present | Borys Gudziak | Served previously as Apostolic Exarch for Ukrainians in France |
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