Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg
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The Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg is the Ukrainian Greek Catholic archeparchy for the country of Canada, and includes the suffragan eparchies of Edmonton, New Westminster, Saskatoon, and the Toronto. It is currently led by Archbishop Lawrence Daniel Huculak, with auxiliary bishop David Motiuk.
As of 2004, the archeparchy contains 144 parishes, 34 active diocesan priests, 16 religious priests, and 29,000 Catholics. It also has 27 Women Religious, 16 Religious Brothers, and 15 permanent deacons.
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[edit] History
Nestor Dmytriw was the first Ukrainian Catholic priest in Canada, having started parishes in 1897 and 1898 in Terebowla, Manitoba, Stuartburn, Manitoba and Edna, Alberta. He advocated a separate Ukrainian Catholic church in Canada, but this idea was opposed by the existing Canadian Catholic hierarchy. His vision came to fruition in 1912 when Nykyta Budka was appointed the bishop for Ukrainians in Canada. This appointment was done in response to the success of pretend Bishop Seraphim (Stefan Ustvolsky) in organizing Ukrainians interested in the liturgical traditions of their heritage.
[edit] Residential bishops
The following is a list of the bishops and archbishops of the Archeparchy of Winnipeg and their terms of service:
- Nykyta Budka (1912-1927)
- Basile Vladimir Ladyka (1929-1956)
- Maxim Hermaniuk (1956-1992)
- Michael Bzdel (1992-2006)
- Lawrence Daniel Huculak (2006-present)
[edit] References
- Archeparchy of Winnipeg page at catholichierarchy.org retrieved July 14, 2006
[edit] External links
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