St. John of the Desert Melkite Church"You cannot pray at home as at church, where there is a great multitude, where exclamations are cried out to God as from one great heart, and where there is something more: the union of minds, the accord of souls, the bond of charity, the prayers of the priests. (Saint John Chrysostom, De incomprehensibili 3, 6: PG 48, 725)

Eastern Catholic parishes tend to be small – usually somewhere between 100 - 1,000 parishioners, resulting in a strong sense of community in which everyone generally knows one another. 

The parish home page links below are listed geographically within each Particular Church. Historically, a Particular Church was comprised of a body of faithful whose common ethnicity and/or culture came to define a liturgical, theological, spiritual, and disciplinary patrimony (termed a Rite) that was reflected in distinct forms as to worship and other religious practices. Within North America, Byzantine Catholic (Greek Catholic) parishes are organized into several eparchies (dioceses) that reflect the immigrant groups who brought Byzantine Catholicism here: Ruthenian (central European), Belarusian, Italo-Greek-Albanian, Melkite (Middle Eastern), Romanian, Russian, and Ukrainian. The same is true of each of the non-Byzantine Particular Churches whose parish home pages are documented here. While all parishes continue to be proud of their ethno-cultural origins, congregational and clergy rolls are replete with families who have no historic or familial ties to a parish's ancestral origins but who have embraced Eastern Christian spirituality as their own and been embraced in turn, We welcome you to visit our churches and learn more.

Where possible, we have provided a link to each parish's official site, which may be a typical webpage or a Facebook page. In the absence of an official site, we have sought to provide an alternative information source.   

Help us keep this page updated! If you find an expired link or know of a parish website that should be listed here, please tell us!

The photo shows the candle stand and a portion of the icon screen at Saint John of the Desert Melkite Greek Catholic Church in Phoeniz, Arizona.

Byzantine: | Ruthenian | Belarusian | Italo-Greek | Melkite | Romanian | Russian | Ukrainian | 

Other Eastern Catholic: | Maronite | Ge'ez | Chaldean |

Byzantine-Ruthenian Parishes with Home Pages:

All parishes listed (with one noted exception) are presumed 'active' because each is listed on the website of its respective eparchy; however, some have been merged with other parishes and may not be pastorally served on a regular basis (e.g., Divine Liturgy may not be regularly served at the church's physical site). This is particularly likely to be the case for any parish whose home page link is followed by text noting that it contains contact info only. We always recommend that you inquire in advance as to the current schedule of services for any parish that you plan to visit.   

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Oklahoma

  • Oklahoma City: Byzantine Catholic Mission
  • Tulsa: Fellowship of St. Athanasius

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West Virginia

Belarusian Parishes with Home Pages

United Kingdom

  • London: Belarisian Greek Catholic Mision (Link Expired)

 

Italo-Greek Catholic Parishes with Home Pages

Nevada

New York

 

Melkite Greek Catholic Parishes with Home Pages

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South Carolina

  • Charleston: Melkite Greek Catholic Community

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Byzantine-Romanian Parishes with Home Pages

United States

Illinois

Massachusetts

  • Wakefield: St. Joseph Byzantine Romanian Catholic Mission

Michigan

  • Dearborn: St. Mary Byzantine Romanian Catholic Church

Ohio

 

Canada

Ontario

 

Byzantine-Russian Parishes with Home Pages

California

Colorado

New York

Byzantine-Ukrainian Parishes with Home Pages

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Canada

Alberta

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Manitoba

Nova Scotia

Ontario

Quebec

Saskatchewan

  • Ituna: Sacred Heart Ukrainian Cathoilc Church
  • Mission Parishes

 

Ireland

 

United Kingdom

Maronite Catholic Parishes with Home Pages

California

Florida

Illinois

Ohio

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Texas

Virginia

Ge'ez Catholic Parishes with Home Pages

Ethiopian and Eritrean Catholics trace their religious heritage back to Apostolic times (Acts 8:26-40). In the fourth century, Saint Frumentius brought Christianity in the ancient Alexandrian Tradition of Saint Mark into the Axumite Kingdom. It was translated into Ge'ez the language of the Axumite kingdom of that time.

Washington, DC

Chaldean Catholic Parishes with Home Pages

California

  • El Cajon: St. Michael Chaldean Catholic Church
  • El Cajon: St. Peter Chaldean Catholic Cathedral

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Help us keep this page updated! If you find an expired link or know of a parish web site that should be listed here, please tell us!

Thanks to Mr. Charlie Bounds for providing us with numerous updates in January 2016.

Teachings of Christ

“I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. (John 14:6 ESV)

Theophany

At Your baptism in the Jordan, O Lord, * worship of the Trinity was revealed, * for the Father's voice bore witness to You, calling You His “beloved Son”, * and the Spirit in the form of a dove confirmed the truth of these words. * O Christ God, * Who appeared and enlightened the world, glory to You! (Troparion - Tone 1)

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.

You have appeared to the whole world today, * and Your light, O Lord, is signed upon us, * who with knowledge sing praise to You: * “You have come, and You have appeared , O Unapproachable Light." (Kontakion, Tone 4)

Christ is Born!

Your Nativity, O Christ our God, * has dawned upon the world the light of knowledge. * for through it, those who served the stars * were taught by a star to worship You, the Sun of Righteousness * and to know You, the Dawn from on high. * Glory to You, O Lord! (Troparion, Tone 4)

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.

Today the Virgin gives birth to the Transcendent One, * and the earth offers a cave to the Unapproachable One. * Angels and shepherds sing His glory; * Wise Men journey with a star * for there is born for us an infant Child, the God Who is before all ages. (Kontakion, Tone 3)

Random Proverb

Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce; then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will be bursting with wine. (Proverbs 3:9,10 ESV)

Pray Without Ceasing

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.

Wisdom from the Church Fathers

Self-accusation before God is something that is very necessary for us; and humility of heart is extremely advantageous in our lives, above all at the time of prayer. For prayer requires great attention and needs a proper awareness, otherwise it will turn out to be unacceptable and rejected, and 'it will be turned back empty' to our bosom.

Martyrius of Edessa