Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Saint-Sauveur of Montréal


Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Saint-Sauveur of Canada is an eparchy to all Melkites in Canada and is based in Montréal.

Territory and statistics

The eparchy includes the faithful of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in Canada. Its eparchial seat is the city of Montreal, where the Cathedral of the Holy Saviour is located. The name of the Eparchy is derived from the French naming Saint-Sauveur.
The diocese at the end of the year 2020 had 40 000 baptized and is divided into fourteen parishes.

History

founded by the Apostolic constitution Qui benignissimo the Apostolic Exarchate in Canada on April 9, 1968. On October 13, 1980 Pope John Paul II issued a bull Qui benignissimo, which established the Apostolic Exarchate of the Saint-Sauveur. On September 1, 1984 Pope John Paul II issued a bull Beati Petri, which transformed the Apostolic Exarchate of the Saint-Sauveur in an eparchy.

Communities and religious

The Eparchy have parishes in Montreal, Pierrefonds-Roxboro, Laval, Brossard, Quebec City, Ottawa, Toronto, Etobicoke-Mississauga, Hamilton, London, Windsor, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver.
It also includes the provinces of two orders associated with the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, the Order of Saint Lazarus and the Canadian lieutenancy of the Patriarchal Order of the Holy Cross of Jerusalem.

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