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 ...

of the

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, a province of

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. Currently, its archeparch is

Lawrence Huculak Lawrence Daniel Huculak (born January 25, 1951, in Vernon, British Columbia) is the Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg, Canada. In 1969 he entered the Order of St. Basil the Great in Mundare, Alberta. He was ordained ...

. Its

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is the Cathedral of Sts. Vladimir and Olga in the episcopal see 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 Nestor Dmytriw (1863 – May 27, 1925) was a Ukrainian Catholic priest, author and translator, born in Scherebky (Жеребки), Galicia, Austria-Hungary. Shortly after his ordination by Metropolitan bishop Sylvester Sembratovych in 1894, he ca ...

, the first Ukrainian Greek Catholic priest in Canada, having started parishes in 1897 and 1898 in Terebowla, Manitoba, Stuartburn, Manitoba and

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, advocated a separate territory for Ukrainian Greek Catholics in Canada, but this idea was opposed by the existing

Canadian Catholic hierarchy. His vision came to fruition on 15 June 1912 when the Holy See established in Winnipeg the

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of Canada and Nykyta Budka 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

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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 pr ...

. 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 th ...

. 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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includes the metropolitan's archeparchy and the following

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eparchies: *

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* Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of New Westminster *

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 (1912.07.15 – 1927),

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of Patara (1912.07.15 – 1949.10.01), later Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) (1928 – death 1949.10.01) ; ''Apostolic Exarch of Central Canada'' * Basil Ladyka, Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat 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, Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat 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 of Manitoba of the Ukrainians (1951.01.13 – 1955.03.13) and succeeding as former

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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) *

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C.SS.R. (1992.12.16 – 2006.01.09) *

, O.S.B.M. (2006.01.09 – ...), previously Eparch of

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(Canada) (1996.12.16 – 2006.01.09)

Coadjutor bishop

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, 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) *

, C.SS.R. (1951-1955), appointed Coadjutor here * Myron Michael Daciuk, O.S.B.M. (1982-1991), appointed Bishop of Edmonton (Ukrainian) *

Stefan Soroka Stefan Soroka (born November 13, 1951) is a Canadians, Canadian prelate of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC). He served as Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia, Archbishop of Philadelphia and Metropolitan bishop, Metropolita ...

(1996-2000), appointed Archbishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), USA *

David Motiuk David Motiuk (born January 13, 1962 in Vegreville, Alberta) is the bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton. He was ordained a priest on 21 August 1988 and was ordained a bishop in Winnipeg on 11 June 2002. He was appointed Eparchia ...

(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 *

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, 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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Ukrainian Catholic Church in Canada Christian organizations established in 1912

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