The Archeparchy of Winnipeg is a

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ecclesiastical territory or

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of the

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, a province of

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. Currently, its archeparch is Lawrence Huculak. 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, 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

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 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

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and the

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. 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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includes the metropolitan's archeparchy and the following suffragan 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 metropol ...

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

(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 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'' *

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) * 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, 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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