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About Us

St. Josaphat Eparchy in Parma

Our Bishop

Bohdan J. Danylo earned a Licentiate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas. He also studied at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., and St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary in New York. He was ordained a priest for the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stamford, Connecticut, on October 1, 1996. He was consecrated Bishop by Patriarch Sviatoslav on November 4, 2014. He is the second bishop of St. Josaphat Eparchy in Parma.

St Josaphat Cathedral – Parma Ohio

Our Church

The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC), called the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the United States, is a sui juris Byzantine Rite Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Catholic Church. It is the second largest particular Church (only the Roman Catholic Church is larger). The church is one of the successor Orthodox Churches that emerged following the acceptance of Christianity by Grand Prince Vladimir the Great of Kyiv in 988.

While the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is considered a Major Archiepiscopal Church in the Catholic Church, with the head of the Church called a Major Archbishop, the faithful have long considered the Church Patriarchal and have called their leader “Patriarch.”

Our Patriarch

Sviatoslav Shevchuk has been Patriarch of the Church since March 25, 2011. He succeeded Patriarch Lubomyr Husar. Shevchuk was ordained to the priesthood on June 26, 1994. He earned a doctorate in theology from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, the Angelicum, in 1999.

Social Media
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Worshipping
Поклоніння

Your First Time/Ваш перший раз

The Divine Liturgy/Літургія

Receiving Communion/Євхаристія

Uniting for Ukraine

Interested in sponsoring Ukrainians who have fled the war? Click on the link below to access the instructions for participating in the program as established by the US State Department .

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Music
Музика

  • Liturgical Music
  • Christmas
  • МНОГАЯ ЛІТА - MNOHAYA LITA

Parish Features

  • We Pray for a Miracle (photo journal essay)
  • Pictures from the Dedication

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