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{{short description|Ukrainian Catholic jurisdiction in Australia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Use Australian English|date=May 2011}}
{{Infobox diocese
| jurisdiction    = Eparchy
| name            = Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne (Ukrainian)
| latin           = Eparchia Sanctorum Petri et Pauli Melburnensis Ucrainorum
| local           = Мельбурнська єпархія святих апостолів Петра й Павла
| image           = Lidcombe Ukrainian Catholic Church.jpg
| image_size      = frameless
| image_alt       =
| caption         =
<!---- Locations ---->
| country         = [[Australia]]
| metropolitan    =
| territory       = [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]] and [[Oceania]]
| province        = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne|Melbourne (Latin)]]
| headquarters    = [[Melbourne]]
| coordinates     = {{coord|37|47|47|S|144|56|39|E|source:kolossus-plwiki|display=inline}}
<!---- Statistics ---->
| area_km2          = <!-- Area in square kilometers, automatically converted -->
| population        =
| population_as_of  = 2009
| catholics         = {{loss}} 32,500<!-- Number of Catholics in the diocese -->
| catholics_percent =
| parishes          = {{profit}} 10<!-- Number of parishes in the diocese -->
| 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]]
| particular_church = [[Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church|Ukrainian Greek Catholic]]
| established     = 10 May 1958 as<br>Apostolic Exarchate of Australia;<br>24 June 1982 as <br>Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul
| cathedral       = Cathedral of St. Peter & St. Paul
| cocathedral     =
| patron          = [[St. Peter]] and [[St. Paul]]
| priests         = <!-- Number of priests in the diocese -->
<!---- Current leadership ---->
| pope            = {{incumbent pope}}
|patriarch        = [[Sviatoslav Shevchuk]]
|bishop           = [[Mykola Bychok]] C.Ss.R.
| bishop_title    = Eparch
| coadjutor         =
| auxiliary_bishops =
| vicar_general     =
| emeritus_bishops  = [[Peter Stasiuk]] [[C.Ss.R.]]
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<!---- Website ---->
| website           = [http://www.catholicukes.org.au/ catholicukes.org.au]
| footnotes         =
}}
The '''Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne'''{{efn|{{langx|la|Eparchia Sanctorum Petri et Pauli Melburnensis Ucrainorum}}; {{langx|uk|Мельбурнська єпархія святих апостолів Петра й Павла|Mel'burns'ka yeparkhiya svyatykh apostoliv Petra y Pavla}}}} is a [[Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church]] ecclesiastical territory or [[eparchy]] of the [[Catholic Church]] in [[Australia]]. Headquartered in [[Melbourne]], it is a [[suffragan]] in the [[ecclesiastical province]] of the [[metropolis (religious jurisdiction)|metropolitan]] [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne|Archbishop of Melbourne]], a [[Latin Church]] territory.
The [[Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Melbourne|Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul]], in [[North Melbourne]], [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]], is the episcopal church of the eparch, currently [[Mykola Bychok]] [[CSsR]].
== Status and jurisdiction ==
Like all Catholic dioceses in Australia, the eparchy is a member of the [[Catholic Church in Australia#Australian Catholic Bishops Conference|Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference]]. The Catholic Church is made up of the [[Latin Church]] and 23 Eastern Catholic [[Particular church sui iuris|particular churches ''sui iuris'']], one of which is the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.
The eparchy is non-geographic, but demographic in that it has jurisdiction wherever Ukrainian Greeks are found in [[Australia]], New Zealand and throughout [[Oceania]]. It has 21 churches and more schools, nursing homes and other institutions in Australia and New Zealand.
== History ==
The eparchy began on 10 May 1958 as the [[apostolic exarchate]] for Ukrainians of the Byzantine Rite in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania. (Apostolic exarchs, like apostolic visitors, are "exempt", that is, they are responsible to the [[Holy See]]. They are usually in missionary areas where the ordinary infrastructure of eparchies or dioceses is scanty.)
The exarchate was superseded on 24 June 1982 by its becoming the eparchy (that is, diocese) of Melbourne. Since there was already an Archbishopric of Melbourne, and it is not customary to have two bishops with identically named sees, the exarchate is described as "the Eparchy of Saints Peter & Paul of Melbourne" and is notionally a [[suffragan]] see of the (Latin) [[Archdiocese of Melbourne]].
On 22 March 2023, the Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne, according to the decree of Bishop [[Mykola Bychok]], decided that from 1 September 2023, the UGCC in [[Australia]] and [[Oceania]] will completely {{ill|Reform of the church calendar in Ukraine|lt=switch|uk|Реформа церковного календаря в Україні|display=1}} to the [[Gregorian calendar]], including [[Date of Easter|Easter]], unlike the UGCC in [[Eurasia]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The UGCC in Australia and Oceania switches to the Gregorian calendar |url=https://ugcc.ua/data/ugkts-v-avstraliy-ta-okeaniy-perehodyt-na-grygorianskyy-kalendar-2387/ |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=Українська Греко-Католицька Церква |language=uk}}</ref>
On 24 March 2023, Bishop [[Mykola Bychok|Mykola]] stated that the main intention of the calendar reform of the UGCC in [[Australia]] and [[Oceania]] is to be in unity with the [[Catholic Church]] in general, and with the UGCC in particular. Bishop Mykola emphasized that only the dates will change, but the traditions of celebrating [[Ukrainian Australians|Ukrainians in Australia]] will remain unchanged:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Історичне рішення. Українська Греко-Католицька Церква в Австралії переходить на новий календар|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/language/ukrainian/uk/podcast-episode/ucc-new-calendar/ywfwsumy0|website=SBS Language|accessdate=2023-03-27|language=uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Владика Микола Бичок прокоментував перехід УГКЦ в Австралії на новий стиль|url=https://ugcc.ua/data/vladyka-mykola-bychok-prokomentuvav-perehid-ugkts-v-avstraliy-na-novyy-styl-2411/|website=Українська Греко-Католицька Церква|accessdate=2023-03-27|language=uk}}</ref>
{{Blockquote|text=This step is difficult, perhaps painful for some parishioners. But we, as a diocese that is part of the UGCC, were also obliged to take this step in order to live in unity. I sincerely admit that for me this decision [about calendar reform in Ukraine] was a shock. As a bishop, I did not expect it to be accepted so quickly. Very often, people put a political rather than a spiritual meaning in it to a certain extent. Because for many, the question now is to detach as much as possible from [[Russia]], from [[Moscovia (region)|Moscovia]]. And they consider this the main direction in church life as well, so as not to have a common [[Christmas]] with Russia. On the one hand, this is good. On the other hand, the change of the calendar has much deeper spiritual roots. It's not just Christmas and Easter, but bigger changes.}}
== Parishes ==
=== Australia ===
* In [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]], parishes are located in North Melbourne (Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul), [[Wodonga]] (Church of St Olha), [[Ardeer, Victoria|Ardeer]] (The Dormition of the Blessed Virgin), [[Geelong]] (Protection of the Mother of God) and Noble Park (Mission of Blessed Mykolay Charnetsky).
* In [[New South Wales]], parishes are located in [[Lidcombe]] (St Andrew's Church), [[Wollongong]] (St Volodymyr's), [[Adamstown, New South Wales|Adamstown]] (Protection of the Mother of God), and [[Queanbeyan]] (St Michael's).
* In the [[Australian Capital Territory]], a parish is located in [[Lyneham, Australian Capital Territory|Lyneham]] (Church of St Volodymyr).
* In [[South Australia]], parishes are located in [[Wayville]] (Protection of the Mother of God) and [[Woodville, South Australia|Woodville]] (Saints Volodymyr and Olha War Memorial Church).
* In [[Queensland]], a parish is located in [[Woolloongabba]] (Protection of the Mother of God).
* In [[Western Australia]], parishes are located in [[Maylands, Western Australia|Maylands]] (St John the Baptist) and [[Northam, Western Australia|Northam]] (Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin).
* In [[Tasmania]], parishes are located in [[Hobart]] (The Transfiguration of our Lord) and [[Launceston, Tasmania|Launceston]] (Holy Family Church)
=== New Zealand ===
Church services are held in
* [[Auckland]] (Mother of Perpetual Help Church).
* [[Christchurch]] (St Peter's Church)
* [[Wellington]] (Sacred Heart Cathedral chapel)
== Eparchial bishops ==
The following individuals have been appointed [[apostolic exarch]] and/or elected as Ukrainian Eparch of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne:<ref name="CH">{{cite web|title=Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne (Ukrainian) |work=The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church |url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dmeuk.html |access-date=15 January 2020 |date=15 January 2020 }}</ref>
:{| class="wikitable"
!Order
!Name
!Title
!Date enthroned
!Reign ended
!Term of office
!Reason for term end
|-
|rowspan=2 align="center"|{{nts|1}} ||rowspan=2 |[[Ivan Prasko]] †||[[Apostolic Exarch]] of Australia (Ukrainian) ||align="center" |10 May 1958 ||align="center" |24 June 1982 ||align="right" |{{age in years and days|1958|05|10|1982|06|24}} ||Elevated as Bishop of Ss Peter & Paul of Melbourne
|-
|Eparch (Bishop) of Ss Peter & Paul of Melbourne (Ukrainian), [[titular bishop]] of [[Zygris]] ||align="center" |24 June 1982 ||align="center" |16 December 1992 ||align="right" |{{age in years and days|1982|06|24|1992|12|16}} ||Retired
|-
|align="center"|{{nts|2}} ||[[Peter Stasiuk]] [[C.Ss.R.]] ||Eparch of Ss Peter & Paul of Melbourne ||align="center" |16 December 1992 ||align="center" |15 January 2020 ||align="right" |{{age in years and days|1992|12|16|2020|01|15}} ||Retired
|-
|align="center"|{{nts|3}} ||[[Mykola Bychok]] [[C.Ss.R.]]||Eparch of Ss Peter & Paul of Melbourne ||align="center" |15 January 2020  ||align="center" |Present ||align="right" |{{age in years and days|2020|01|15|}} ||
|}
== See also ==
{{stack|{{portal|Catholicism|Ukraine|Australia}}}}
* [[Catholicism in Australia]]
* [[Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church]]
==Notes==
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== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://catholicukes.org.au/ Official website]
* [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/zpet1.htm GigaCatholic with incumbent biography links]
* [https://ugcc.ua/pub/files/2261ee4ce7c3a892.pdf Decree of the Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne on the transition to the Gregorian calendar dated March 22, 2023]
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