Ukrainian Diocese of

Holy Family of London

England England, Scotland Scotland, Wales Wales

Continent: West Europe

Rite: Ukrainian (Byzantine)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Holy Family of London (English) / Sacra Famiglia di Londra (Italiano) / Sanctæ Familiæ Londiniensis (Latin)

Subject to the Major Archbishop

Depends on: Dicastery for the Eastern Churches

Websites:

History

Contact Info

Address: Ukrainian Cathedral House, 22 Binney Street, London, W1Y 5BQ, England

Phone: (020)7629.1073

Present Prelates

Bishop (2020.01.15 – ...):Bishop Kenneth Anthony Adam Nowakowski (67)Bishop Kenneth Anthony Adam Nowakowski (67)

Apostolic Visitator in Ireland of the Ukrainians

Ordinaries

Bishops of Holy Family of London (Ukrainian Rite)

Bishop Kenneth Anthony Adam Nowakowski (67)Bishop Kenneth Anthony Adam Nowakowski (67)
(2020.01.15 – ...)

Bishop of Holy Family of London of the Ukrainians (England)
Apostolic Visitator in Ireland of the Ukrainians

Бог це любов / Deus caritas est

Born:1958.05.16 (North Battleford, SK, Canada)
Ordained Priest:1989.08.19
Consecrated Bishop:2007.07.24

Priest of Saskatoon of the Ukrainians (Canada) (1989.08.19 – 2007.06.01)

Bishop of New Westminster of the Ukrainians (Canada) (2007.06.01 – 2020.01.15)

Bishop of Holy Family of London of the Ukrainians (England) (2020.01.15 – ...)

Apostolic Visitator in Ireland of the Ukrainians (2022.07.04 – ...)

Fr. Mykola Matwijiwskij
(Apostolic Administrator 2019.09.01 – 2020.01.15)

Bishop Hlib Borys Sviatoslav Lonchyna, M.S.U. (71)Bishop Hlib Borys Sviatoslav Lonchyna, M.S.U. (71)
(2013.01.18 – 2019.09.01)

Bishop emeritus of Holy Family of London of the Ukrainians (England)

Не нам, а імені Твоєму

Born:1954.02.23 (Steubenville, OH, USA)
Ordained Priest:1977.07.03
Consecrated Bishop:2002.02.27

Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv–Halyč–Kamyanets of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) (2002.01.11 – 2003.01.14)

Titular Bishop of Bareta (2002.01.11 – 2013.01.18)

Procurator at Rome of the Ukrainians (2003.01.14 – 2008)

Bishop of Curia of the Ukrainians (2007 – 2009.06.02)

Apostolic Administrator of Great Britain of the Ukrainians (England) (2009.06.02 – 2011.06.14)

Apostolic Visitator in Ireland of the Ukrainians (2009.06.02 – 2022.07.04)

Apostolic Exarch of Great Britain of the Ukrainians (England) (2011.06.14 – 2013.01.18)

Bishop of Holy Family of London of the Ukrainians (England) (2013.01.18 – 2019.09.01)

Apostolic Administrator of Saint-Vladimir-le-Grand de Paris of the Ukrainians (France) (2019.02.18 – 2025.10.01)

Apostolic Exarchs of Great Britain (Ukrainian Rite)

Bishop Hlib Borys Sviatoslav Lonchyna, M.S.U. (71)Bishop Hlib Borys Sviatoslav Lonchyna, M.S.U. (71)
(2011.06.14 – 2013.01.18)

(see above)

Bishop Hlib Borys Sviatoslav Lonchyna, M.S.U. (71)Bishop Hlib Borys Sviatoslav Lonchyna, M.S.U. (71)
(Apostolic Administrator 2009.06.02 – 2011.06.14)

Bishop Paul Patrick Chomnycky, O.S.B.M. (71)Bishop Paul Patrick Chomnycky, O.S.B.M. (71)
(2002.04.05 – 2006.01.03)

Bishop of Stamford of the Ukrainians (USA)

Господь мій Пастир

Born:1954.05.19 (Vancouver, BC, Canada)
Ordained Priest:1988.10.01
Consecrated Bishop:2002.06.11

Titular Bishop of Buffada (2002.04.05 – 2006.01.03)

Apostolic Exarch of Great Britain of the Ukrainians (England) (2002.04.05 – 2006.01.03)

Bishop of Stamford of the Ukrainians (USA) (2006.01.03 – ...)

Bishop Michael Kuchmiak, C.SS.R.
(1988.02.27 – 2002.04.05)

Born:1923.02.05 (Obertyn, Ukraine)
Ordained Priest:1956.05.13
Consecrated Bishop:1988.04.27
Died:2008.08.26 (Saskatoon, SK, Canada † 85)

Apostolic Exarch of Great Britain of the Ukrainians (England) (1988.02.27 – 2002.04.05)

Titular Bishop of Agathopolis (1988.02.27 – 2008.08.26)

Bishop Michel Hrynchyshyn, C.SS.R.
(Apostolic Administrator 1987.09.29 – 1989.06.24)

Bishop Augustine Eugene Hornyak, O.S.B.M.
(1963.04.18 – 1987.09.29)

Born:1919.10.07 (Kucura, Serbia)
Ordained Priest:1945.03.25
Consecrated Bishop:1961.10.26
Died:2003.11.16 (London, England † 84)

Auxiliary Bishop of England and Wales of the Ukrainians (England) (1961.08.14 – 1963.04.18)

Titular Bishop of Hermonthis (1961.08.14 – 2003.11.16)

Apostolic Exarch of Great Britain of the Ukrainians (England) (1963.04.18 – 1987.09.29)

Cardinal William Godfrey
(Apostolic Administrator 1957 – 1963.01.22)

Former Prelates

Special Churches

Churches by City (15)

Saint-Vladimir-le-Grand de Paris (↘)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Population: 13,000 Catholics

Pastoral Centres: 15 parishes, 18 missions

Personnel: 17 priests (16 diocesan, 1 religious), 4 religious (2 brothers, 2 sisters), 3 seminarians

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