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{{short description|Ukrainian Greek Catholic eparchy in Western Europe}}
{{Infobox diocese
| jurisdiction      = Eparchy
| name              = Saint Vladimir-Le-Grand de Paris
| latin             = Eparchia Sancti Vladimiri Magni in urbe Parisiensi pro Ucrainis ritus Byzantini
| local             = Diocèse de Saint-Vladimir-le-Grand de Paris <br> Єпархія Святого Володимира Великого у Парижі
| image             = P1090214 Paris VI cathédrale St-Vladimir-le-Grand rwk.JPG
| image_size        = 230px
| image_alt         =
| caption           = [[St. Vladimir's Cathedral, Paris|Cathedral of St. Vladimir]]
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<!---- Locations ---->
| country           =France
| territory         = France, [[Belgium]], [[Luxemburg]], the [[Netherlands]] and [[Switzerland]]
| province          = Not part of any [[ecclesiastical province]]
| metropolitan      = [[Ukrainian Catholic Major Archeparchy of Kyiv–Galicia|Major Archeparch of Kyiv–Galicia]]
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| population        =
| population_as_of  = 2022
| catholics         = 26,000
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| parishes          = 16
| churches          = <!-- Number of churches in the diocese -->
| congregations     = <!-- Number of congregations in the diocese -->
| schools           = <!-- Number of church supported schools in the diocese -->
| members           = <!-- Number of members in the diocese -->
<!---- Information ---->
| denomination      = [[Catholic Church]]
| sui_iuris_church  = [[Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church]]
| rite              = [[Byzantine Rite]]
| established       = 22 July 1960
| cathedral         = [[St. Vladimir's Cathedral, Paris|Cathedral of St. Vladimir in Paris]]
| cocathedral       =
| patron            = [[Vladimir the Great]]
| patron_title      = <!-- Use to override the default label "Patron saint" -->
| priests           = 25 (Diocesan)<br>2 (Religious Orders)
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| pope              = {{Incumbent pope}} <!-- DO NOT CHANGE. This will update the Popes Automatically as they change -->
| patriarch         =
| major_archbishop  = [[Sviatoslav Shevchuk]]
| bishop            = [[sede vacante]]
| bishop_title      = <!-- Type of ordinary: i.e. Bishop or Archbishop. Default is Bishop -->
| metro_archbishop  = <!-- Name of the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Ecclesiastical Province -->
| coadjutor         =
| suffragans        = <!-- List most senior first (usually reckoned by date of consecration); use | suffragan = for one -->
| auxiliary_bishops = <!-- List most senior first (usually reckoned by date of consecration) -->
| apostolic_admin   = [[Hlib Lonchyna]]
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| archdeacons       = <!-- List most senior first (usually reckoned by date of first collation); use | archdeacon = for one-->
| emeritus_bishops  = <!-- List most senior first (usually reckoned by date of consecration) -->
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The '''Eparchy of Saint Vladimir the Great of Paris''' ({{langx|fr|Éparchie Saint Vladimir-le-Grand de Paris des Ukrainiens}}; {{langx|uk|Єпархія Святого Володимира Великого у Парижі}}) is an [[eparchy]] of the [[Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church]], a ''[[sui iuris]]'' church of the [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic Church]]. Its territory encompasses France, [[Belgium]], [[Luxemburg]], the [[Netherlands]] and [[Switzerland]].
Its [[cathedral]] is the [[Cathédrale Saint-Volodymyr-le-Grand]] in the [[episcopal see]] of Paris.
The former eparch [[Borys Gudziak]] was appointed as Archeparch of [[Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia]] on 4 February 2019, while [[Hlib Lonchyna]], Eparch of [[Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of the Holy Family of London]] was appointed as apostolic administrator.
== History ==
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The eparchy was erected on 22 July 1960 as [[apostolic exarchate]] for the French, Benelux and Swiss  faithful of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.
On 19 January 2013 the exarchate  was elevated in the rank of the [[eparchy]] by Pope [[Benedict XVI]]. It remains immediately subject to the Major Archbishop of Kyiv–Halyč, without belonging to his [[metropolis (religious jurisdiction)|metropolitan]] province.
== List of former Hierarchs ==
{{Clear}}
{| class="wikitable" style="width:95%"; border="1"
!style="background-color:#FADA5E" colspan="4"| Apostolic Exarchs for Ukrainians in France
|-align=center
! style="background-color:#ffffec" width="9%"|From
! style="background-color:#ffffec" width="9%"|Until
! style="background-color:#ffffec" width="32%"|Incumbent
! style="background-color:#ffffec" width="45%"|Notes
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|align="center"| 1960
|align="center"| 1982
| '''[[Volodymyr Malanczuk]], [[C.Ss.R.]]'''
|<small>Titular Bishop of Epiphania in Syria (1960–1990)</small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|align="center"| 1982
|align="center"| 2012
| '''[[Michel Hrynchyshyn|Michael Hrynchyshyn]], [[C.Ss.R.]]'''
|<small>Titular Bishop of Zygris (1982–2012) and [[Apostolic Administrator]] of the [[Apostolic Exarchate for Ukrainians in Great Britain]] (1987–1989)</small>
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|align="center"| 2012
|align="center"| ''2013''
| '''[[Borys Gudziak]]'''
|<small>Titular Bishop of Carcabia (2012–2013). Became the first eparchial Bishop of the Eparchy of Saint Wladimir-Le-Grand de Paris.</small>
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="width:95%"; border="1"
!style="background-color:#FADA5E" colspan="4"| Eparchial bishops of the Eparchy of Saint Wladimir-Le-Grand de Paris
|-align=center
! style="background-color:#ffffec" width="9%"|From
! style="background-color:#ffffec" width="9%"|Until
! style="background-color:#ffffec" width="32%"|Incumbent
! style="background-color:#ffffec" width="45%"|Notes
|- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec"
|align="center"| ''2013''
|align="center"| 18 February 2019
| | '''[[Borys Gudziak]]'''
|<small>Served previously as Apostolic Exarch for Ukrainians in France</small>
|}
== See also ==
* [[Catholic Church]]
* [[Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church]]
* [[Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Holy Family of London]]
==Sources and external links==
* [http://www.ugcc.fr Official website of the Eparchy]
* [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/fran2.htm GCatholic.org information]
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