Vladimir Mudri

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Vladimir Mudri completed his secondary education at Sts. Cyril and Methodius Greek Catholic Seminary in Zagreb. His academic and spiritual formation for the priesthood at the Pontifical University Urbaniana in Rome, Italy. He received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Philosophy in 1968; a Bachelor of Theology Degree in 1970; and, a Master of Theology Degree in l972. In 1979 Father Vladimir returned to Rome to pursue his studies and obtained a Ph.D. in Oriental Canon Law (JCOD) at the Pontifical Oriental Institute in 1983.

He received Minor Orders in Zagreb. To diaconate he was ordained on July 12, 1972 and to the priesthood, on August 27, 1972, both by the late Bishop Gabriel Bukatko, in Yugoslavia. Father Vladimir spent his first two years in the priesthood in Yugoslavia, where he served as assistant pastor at St. Nicholas parish in Ruski Krstur. Since 1974 he is in Canada. The first pastoral assignment was at the parish of the Transfiguration of Our Lord in Preeceville, Saskatchewan. From 1975 to 1979 Father Vladimir served as pastor of the parish of the Dormition of the Mother of God (Sutherland), and as assistant pastor at Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of St. George in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan when he returned to Rome to pursue his studies. In 1983 he returned to St. George’s Cathedral. Year after he was appointed pastor of All Saints Parish in North Battleford where he served from 1984 to 1992. Since 1992 he has been the pastor of Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of St. George in Saskatoon.

In addition to his parish duties and responsibilities, Father Vladimir has been: an active member of the Ukrainian Catholic Brotherhood of Canada since 1976; Judicial Vicar for the Eparchy since 1984; Member of the Presbyteral Council of the Eparchy since 1985; Eparchial Consultor since 1986; Judge in the Regina Regional Marriage Tribunal since 1986; Member of the Knights of Columbus since 1987; Chancellor of the Saskatoon Eparchy since 1988; and Archprotopresbyter since November 8, 1994.