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The Archeparchy of Winnipeg is a
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ecclesiastical territory or
archeparchy Eparchy ( gr, ἐπαρχία, la, eparchía / ''overlordship'') is an ecclesiastical unit in Eastern Christianity, that is equivalent to a diocese in Western Christianity. Eparchy is governed by an ''eparch'', who is a bishop. Depending on t ...
of the
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in
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, a province of
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. Currently, its archeparch is Lawrence Huculak. Its
cathedral A cathedral is a church that contains the '' cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denomination ...
is the Cathedral of Sts. Vladimir and Olga in the
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of
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, ManitobaMartynowych, Orest T.
Ss Vladimir and Olga Ukrainian Catholic church
/ref> Sts. Vladimir and Olga are the patron saints of the Cathedral. In Ukrainian Catholic churches the patron saint of the Church is generally represented behind the altar. Sts. Vladimir and Olga are the ones who introduced Christianity to Ukraine, and it is appropriate that the first Ukrainian Church in Winnipeg is placed under their patronage. Among the locations under the archeparchy's administration is Bishop Velychkovsky Martyr’s Shrine, also in Winnipeg. The archeparchy oversees all Ukrainian Greek Catholic parishes in
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. As of 2010, the archeparchy contained 136 parishes, 32 active diocesan priests, 11 religious priests, and 29,700 Ukrainian Greek Catholics. It also has 23 religious sisters, 11 religious brothers and 12 permanent deacons. It operates a number of parochial schools in the city of Winnipeg jointly with the
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Archdiocese of Saint Boniface.


History

Nestor Dmytriw, the first Ukrainian Greek Catholic priest in Canada, having started parishes in 1897 and 1898 in Terebowla, Manitoba, Stuartburn, Manitoba and Edna, Alberta, advocated a separate territory for Ukrainian Greek Catholics in Canada, but this idea was opposed by the existing
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Canadian Catholic hierarchy. His vision came to fruition on 15 June 1912 when the Holy See established in Winnipeg the
Apostolic Exarchate An exarch (; from Ancient Greek ἔξαρχος ''exarchos'', meaning “leader”) was the holder of any of various historical offices, some of them being political or military and others being ecclesiastical. In the late Roman Empire and ea ...
of Canada and
Nykyta Budka Nykyta Budka ( ua, Никита Будка aka Nikita, Mykyta, or Nicetas Budka; June 7, 1877 in Dobromirka, Austria-Hungary – October 1, 1949 in Karaganda, USSR) was a clergyman of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church who lived and worked in A ...
was appointed its first Exarch (missionary bishop) for Ukrainians in Canada, in response to the success of pretend Bishop Seraphim (Stefan Ustvolsky) in organizing Ukrainians interested in the liturgical traditions of their heritage. On 19 January 1948, it was renamed as Apostolic Exarchate of Central Canada, having lost vast territories to establish the
Apostolic Exarchate of Western Canada The Eparchy of Edmonton is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ecclesiastical territory or eparchy of the Catholic Church that governs parishes in the Canadian province of Alberta. It uses the Byzantine Rite liturgy in the Ukrainian language and E ...
and the
Apostolic Exarchate of Eastern Canada The Eparchy of Toronto and Eastern Canada is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ecclesiastical territory or eparchy of the Catholic Church in the eastern part of Canada, primarily Ontario. The eparchy is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical provinc ...
. In 1951, it was again renamed as Apostolic Exarchate of Manitoba, having lost territory again to establish the
Apostolic Exarchate of Saskatoon The Eparchy of Saskatoon ( uk, Саскатунська єпархія Української греко-католицької церкви) is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ecclesiastical territory or eparchy of the Catholic Church in the C ...
. On 3 November 1956, it finally lost its missionary pre-diocesan and exempt status (until then, it had been immediately subject to the
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) when promoted directly to metropolitan status as the Archeparchy of Winnipeg.


Ecclesiastical province

Its
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in
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includes the metropolitan's archeparchy and the following
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eparchies: *
Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton The Eparchy of Edmonton is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ecclesiastical territory or eparchy of the Catholic Church that governs parishes in the Canadian province of Alberta. It uses the Byzantine Rite liturgy in the Ukrainian language and E ...
*
Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of New Westminster The Eparchy of New Westminster is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ecclesiastical territory or eparchy of the Catholic Church in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The eparchy is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropo ...
*
Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon The Eparchy of Saskatoon ( uk, Саскатунська єпархія Української греко-католицької церкви) is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ecclesiastical territory or eparchy of the Catholic Church in the C ...
* Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Toronto and Eastern Canada.


Bishops


Diocesan ordinaries

; ''Apostolic Exarch of Canada'' * Blessed
Nykyta Budka Nykyta Budka ( ua, Никита Будка aka Nikita, Mykyta, or Nicetas Budka; June 7, 1877 in Dobromirka, Austria-Hungary – October 1, 1949 in Karaganda, USSR) was a clergyman of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church who lived and worked in A ...
(1912.07.15 – 1927),
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of Patara (1912.07.15 – 1949.10.01), later Auxiliary Bishop of
Lviv of the Ukrainians The Archeparchy of Lviv is a metropolitan archeparchy of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. History Eparchy of Halych (1156 – 1406) The eparchy was established as the Orthodox Eparchy of Halych suffragan to Metropolitan of Kiev at some tim ...
(Ukraine) (1928 – death 1949.10.01) ; ''Apostolic Exarch of Central Canada'' *
Basil Ladyka Archbishop Basil Volodymyr Ladyka, O.S.B.M. ( uk, Василь Володимир Ладика; 2 August 1884 in Drohobych, Austro-Hungarian Empire (present day Lviv Oblast, Ukraine) – 1 September 1956 in Winnipeg, Canada) was a Ukrainian-born C ...
,
Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat The Order of Saint Basil the Great ( uk, Чин Святого Василія Великого, translit=Chyn Sviatoho Vasyliia Velykoho; la, Ordo Sancti Basilii Magni, abbreviated OSBM), also known as the Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat, is ...
O.S.B.M. (1929.05.20 – 1948.01.19 ''see below''), Titular Bishop of Abydus (1929.05.20 – 1948.06.21) ; ''Apostolic Exarch of Manitoba'' *
Basil Ladyka Archbishop Basil Volodymyr Ladyka, O.S.B.M. ( uk, Василь Володимир Ладика; 2 August 1884 in Drohobych, Austro-Hungarian Empire (present day Lviv Oblast, Ukraine) – 1 September 1956 in Winnipeg, Canada) was a Ukrainian-born C ...
,
Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat The Order of Saint Basil the Great ( uk, Чин Святого Василія Великого, translit=Chyn Sviatoho Vasyliia Velykoho; la, Ordo Sancti Basilii Magni, abbreviated OSBM), also known as the Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat, is ...
O.S.B.M. (''see above'' 1948.01.19 – 1956.09.01), * Maxim Hermaniuk
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(C.SS.R.) (1956.09.01 – 1956.11.03 ''see below''), Titular Bishop of Sinna (1951.01.13 – 1956.09.01); previously
Auxiliary Exarch An exarch (; from Ancient Greek ἔξαρχος ''exarchos'', meaning “leader”) was the holder of any of various historical offices, some of them being political or military and others being ecclesiastical. In the late Roman Empire and ea ...
of Manitoba of the Ukrainians (1951.01.13 – 1955.03.13) and succeeding as former
Coadjutor Apostolic Exarch An exarch (; from Ancient Greek ἔξαρχος ''exarchos'', meaning “leader”) was the holder of any of various historical offices, some of them being political or military and others being ecclesiastical. In the late Roman Empire and ea ...
of Manitoba of the Ukrainians (1955.03.13 – 1956.09.01) ; ''Metropolitan Archeparchs (Archbishops) of Winnipeg * Maxim Hermaniuk, C.SS.R. (''see above'' 1956.11.03 – 1992) also President of Synod of the Ukrainian Catholic Church (1969 – 1974) * Michael Bzdel C.SS.R. (1992.12.16 – 2006.01.09) * Lawrence Huculak, O.S.B.M. (2006.01.09 – ...), previously Eparch of Edmonton of the Ukrainians (Canada) (1996.12.16 – 2006.01.09)


Coadjutor bishop

* Maxim (Maksym) Hermuk, C.SS.R. (1955-1956)


Auxiliary bishops

* Nilus Nicholas Savaryn, O.S.B.M. (1943-1948), appointed Apostolic Exarch of Western Canada (Ukrainian) * Andrew J. Roborecki (1948-1951), appointed Apostolic Exarch of Saskatoon (Ukrainian) * Maxim (Maksym) Hermuk, C.SS.R. (1951-1955), appointed Coadjutor here * Myron Michael Daciuk, O.S.B.M. (1982-1991), appointed Bishop of Edmonton (Ukrainian) * Stefan Soroka (1996-2000), appointed Archbishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), USA * David Motiuk (2002-2007), appointed Bishop of Edmonton (Ukrainian) * Andriy Rabiy (Elect, 2023-)


Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

* Isidore Borecky, appointed Apostolic Exarch of Eastern Canada (Ukrainian) in 1948 *
Roman Danylak Roman Danylak (December 29, 1930 – October 7, 2012) was a Canadian Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Ukrainian Catholic bishop. Life Roman Danylak was born in Toronto, Canada on December 29, 1930. He was ordained to the Catholic priesthood i ...
, appointed Apostolic Administrator of Toronto (Ukrainian) in 1992


References


Sources and external links


Archeparchy of Winnipeg page at catholichierarchy.org
retrieved July 14, 2006


Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg

Holy Spirit Seminary, Ottawa
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