name=The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada[[Image:Uocc-.gif]]|

bishop=[[Metropolitan ]] [[John Yurij (StinkaKalistchuk) of Winnipeg]], Archbishop Toronto|Yurij (Kalistchuk)of Winnipeg]]|

hq=Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada|

language=Ukrainian, [[Church Slavonic]], English, French|music=[[Ukrainian Kievan Chant]], [[Galician Chant]]|

population=About 1210,000|website=[http://www.uocc.ca/|Ukrainian Orthodox Church of CanadaUOCC]

The '''Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada (UOCC)''' is a [[jurisdiction]] of the [[Ecumenical Patriarchate]] in Canada. The UOCC is based in Winnipeg, primarily serving Manitoba, and has the metropolitan Cathedral ([[Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral (Winnipeg, Manitioba)]]) , [[seminary]] ([[St. Andrew's College (Winnipeg, Manitoba)|St. Andrew's College]]), and central administrative office based in that city. Also the Church has [[cathedral]]s in the cities of [[Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan)|Saskatoon]], [[Holy Trinity Ukrainian CanadiansOrthodox Cathedral (Vancouver, British Columbia)|Vancouver]], [[St. John's Cathedral (Edmonton, Alberta)|Edmonton]], [[St. Volodymyr's Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral (Toronto, Ontario)|Toronto]], and [[St. Sophie's Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral (Montreal, Quebec)|Montreal]].

It has [[cathedral]]s in Currently the cities of [[Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral (Winnipeg, Manitioba)|Winnipeg]], [[Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan)|Saskatoon]], [[Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral (Vancouver, British Columbia)|Vancouver]], [[St. John's Cathedral (Edmonton, Alberta)|Edmonton]], [[St. Volodymyr's Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral (Toronto, Ontario)|Toronto]], and [[St. Sophie's Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral (Montreal, Quebec)|Montreal]]. The [[Metropolitan]] Cathedral, [[seminary]] ([[St. Andrew's College (Winnipeg, Manitoba)|St. AndrewChurch's College]]), and central administrative office are all based in Winnipeg. Its membership is about 1210,000, and the current [[primate]] of the church is Metropolitan [[John Yurij (StinkaKalistchuk) of WinnipegToronto|John Yurij (StinkaKalistchuk)]].

== History ==Most ethnic Ukrainians moving to Canada from Western Ukraine in As soon as the late 19th and early 20th centuries were [[Eastern Rite Catholic|Greek Catholic]]sChurch was created, and were tended early on by the local lay leaders knew that they had to find a [[Roman Catholicbishop]] [[hierarch]]yto guide the new Church. At the same time Thus, a smaller group of settlers arriving from Bukovina were mostly Orthodox. Initially served by the brotherhood approached [[Church Alexander (Nemolovsky) of RussiaBrussels|Russian missionArchbishop Alexander (Nemolovsky)]], by then established from the Russian Orthodox Mission in North America. Abp. Alexander was the northwest bishop of North America through Alaska, Winnipeg at the Orthodox settlers sought a native Ukrainian church, which they organized in time. He had agreed at first to become the summer temporary bishop of 1918 in the city of SaskatoonUGOCC, Saskatchewanbut later refused due to the fact that he claimed he did not want to lead a Ukrainian Church.

The UOCC had strong ties Abp. Alexander was to preside over the UGOCC's first [[Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox ChurchSobor]] after 1921(Church council; this is a clergy-laity conference, when that body was established in Ukraine. In 1951where the bishops, St. Mary the Protectress Cathedral (who was not in the UOCC at that time) had invited [[Ivan (Ohienko) of Winnipeg|Metropolitan Ilarion (Ohienko)priest]] to Canada to become their church's bishop, while the Consistory of the UOCC had already invited and [[Archbishoplaity]] [[Michael (Khoroshyparticipate) of Toronto|Michael (Khoroshy)]] , but the Sobor still continued without a bishop, and was held on [[BishopDecember 28]] Platon , 1918 (who reposed shortly after arriving in Canada) which is interesting to come to Canada to be the Churchnote that it is still recorded as ''SOBOR I''s Metropolitan and Bishop respectivly). Once The Sobor led to the Consistory had found out establishment of Metropolitan Ilarionthe Church's coming to Canada, they sought him out, and invited him to become Metropolitan of the UOCCfirst theological [[seminary]] in Saskatoon. He accepted only if St. Mary the Protectress was to be accepted back into the UOCC. The Consistory agreedSobor II took place on [[November 27]], 1919, and the Central and Eastern Dioceses were created with Archbishop Michael heading the Eastern Diocese with its headquarters in Torontopresence of an Antiochian Metropolitan, and Metropolitan Ilarion heading the Central Diocese in Winnipeg as Metropolitan[[Germanos (Shehadi) of Zahle]].

On [[January 10]], 2005, at the age of 95, [[Wasyly (Fedak) of Winnipeg|Metropolitan Wasyly (Fedak)]] reposed, three days after the Church had celebrated the Nativity. His Beatitude has served in the capacity of Metropolitan and Primate for nearly twenty years. The funeral services took place on [[January 21]] and [[January 22|22]] at Holy Trinity Cathedral, and many Orthodox Christians of many nationalities paid their last respects to the former Metropolitan. Eight hierarchs gathered for the funeral including His Eminence Metropolitan Iakovos of Chicago, who represented [[Bartholomew I (Archontonis) of Constantinople|Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople]]. In July 2005, at the Twenty-first 21st [[Sobor]] of the UOCC, [[Metropolitan]] (then [[Archbishop]]) John (Stinka) was elected ''Archbishop of Winnipeg and [[Metropolitan ]] of All Canada.''. In late 2005, the Holy Synod of the Constantinopolitan Orthodox Church elected Archbishop John finally replaced as the official successor to Metropolitan [[Wasyly (Fedak) of Winnipeg|Wasyly (Fedak)]] after of blessed memory. His Eminence thus became the first Canadian-born leader of the Church in her 87-year history. On [[July 23]], 2006, Metropolitan John was enthroned in Holy Trinity Cathedral by His Eminence Metropolitan [[Sotirios (Athanassoulas) of Toronto|Sotirios of Toronto]], the Exarch of Canada of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Also present were their Eminences Archbishops Yurij of Toronto and Antony of New York of the UOCUSA and His Grace Bishop Georgije of Hamilton of the Serbian Orthodox Church. Also present was the [[Chancellor]] of the formerOrthodox Church in America's acceptance by Canadian Archdiocese, the Metropolitan and Metropolitan-Emeritus of the Ukrainian Catholic Church of Canada (Lawrence and Michael, respectively), and representatives of the Roman Catholic, Anglican, and United Churches of Canada. During a Church Council in August 2008, members came from all across the country came together to elect two new bishops, vote on a change of bylaws, and celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Church. Bishop [[Hilarion (Rudnyk) of Edmonton|Ilarion (Rudnyk)]], [[vicar]] bishop in Portugal (under the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate), was elected to the Edmonton cathedra, and Bishop [[holy synodAndriy (Peshko) of Krateia|Andrij (Peshko)]] , of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom, was elected to be the auxiliary of the Central Eparchy [http://www.uocc.ca/pdf/sobor/Sobor%20Communique%20Day%2023-08-08.pdf] . With the election of these two young bishops, the UOCC again restored its Local Synod and a full slate of bishops for the Church. Metropolitan Wasyly The Council was also attended by Bishop [[Christophoros (Rakintzakis) of Andida]] ([[auxiliary bishop]] of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto), who died represented the Ecumenical Patriarchate, and by Archbishop Antony of New York and Bishop Daniel of Chicago, both of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA. In October of that year, his Grace Ilarion's election was ratified by the Holy Synod of the Church of Constantinople and he was enthroned in January 2005St. John the Baptist's Cathedral in Edmonton, Alberta, on Sunday, [[October 26]], 2008 by his Eminence Metropolitan John [[http://www.uocc.ca/en-ca/photos/viewgalleryitem.asp?gn=207]]. On [[July 18]], 2010 a sobor of the UOCC nominated Archbishop Yurij of Toronto to be the sixth Metropolitan of Winnipeg and Canada due to the ongoing health issues of Metropolitan John. In August the Holy Synod of the Church of Constantinople elected Archbishop Yurij to the vacant Winnipeg cathedra, following which he was [[enthronement|enthroned]] on [[November 21]], had served as 2010 by a representative of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. ==Hierarchy and structure==According to the custom of the Orthodox Church in the Ukraine the [[primate]] of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada (UOCC) has the rank of [[metropolitan for nearly 20 ]], with his brother hierarchs holding the rank of [[bishop]] or [[archbishop]] depending on their yearsof service in the Church.

Currently, In the UOCC has just two bishops; this number the primate is fewer than preferred, styled the ''Archbishop of Winnipeg and Metropolitan of Canada'' and serves as three bishops makes a council the ruling hierarch of bishops, and the UOCC prefers to have four bishops to help them better look after their flock. To help resolve this situationEparchy of Central Canada, whilst his brother hierarchs with care of the Twenty-first Sobor chose Very Rev. Fr. Michael Skumeda as bishop-elect, Eparchies of Eastern and Western Canada are styled ''Bishop of Edmonton and Western Canada'' (or ''Archbishop of Edmonton and Western Canada'') and ''Bishop of Toronto and an Extraordinary Sobor will be held in July 2007 to elect at least one bishop. In July 2006, Metropolitan John will be enthroned as Eastern Canada'' (or ''Archbishop of Winnipeg Toronto and Eastern Canada'') respectively. Auxiliary bishops of the Eparchy of Central DioceseCanada are titled ''Bishop of Saskatoon,'' whilst auxiliary bishops of the Eastern and Western Canadian Eparchies are titled ''Bishop of Montreal'' and ''Bishop of Vancouver'' respectively.

[[Image:HTUOCThe Eparchy of Western Canada is comprised of the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia and the Yukon and Northwest Territories. The Eparchy of Central Canada consists of the provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba together with Nunavut Territory.jpg|right|thumb|Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Metropolitan CathedralThe Eparchy of Eastern Canada is comprised of the provinces of Ontario, Quebec, Winnipeg]][[Image:MetropolitanJOHN(stinka)New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland.jpg|right|thumb|Metropolitan JOHN (Stinka) of Winnipeg]]

==BishopsPast Hierarchs of the UOCC==In A list of hierarchs who have served in the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada in the past:*Metropolitan Germanos (Shehadi) - (1919-1924)*Archbishop [[John (Theodorovich) of Philadelphia]] - (1924-1946)*Archbishop [[Mstyslav (Skrypnyk) of Kiev|Mstyslav (Skrypnyk)]] - (1947-1950)*Metropolitan [[Ilarion (Ohienko) of Winnipeg]] - (1951-1972)*Metropolitan [[Michael (Khoroshy) of Toronto]] - (1951-1977)*Metropolitan [[Andrew (Metiuk) of Winnipeg]] - (1959-1985)*Archbishop [[Boris (Yakovkevych) of Edmonton]] - (Slavic1963-1984)*Archbishop [[Nicholas (Debryn) of Toronto]] - (1975-1983)*Metropolitan [[Wasyly (Fedak) Tradition, the metropolitan is the primate of the church, and then followed by the archbishops and bishops.Winnipeg]] (1978-2005)

In ===Primates===Primates of the UOCC, the metropolitan is styled the ''Archbishop of Winnipeg, of the Central Diocese, and All:*Metropolitan Ilarion (Ohienko) - (1951-1972)*Metropolitan Michael (Khoroshy) - (1972-1975)*Metropolitan Andrew (Metiuk) - (1975-1985)*Metropolitan Wasyly (Fedak) - (1985-2005)*Metropolitan John (Stinka) - (2005-Canada'', while the next two bishops are styled ''2010)*Metropolitan Yurij (ArchKalistchuk)bishop of Edmonton, and the Western Diocese'' and the ''- (Arch2010-present)bishop of Toronto, and the Eastern Diocese''. When the Church has 4 Bishops, the 4th is always styled the ''Bishop of Saskatoon, and Vicar of the Central Diocese''. Usually the church only has four bishops, but if there is a need for more, then the titles available are ''Bishop of Montreal, and Vicar of the Eastern Diocese'', and ''Bishop of Vancouver, and the Vicar of the Western Diocese''.

List ==Current Hierarchs==Listed here are the current hierarchs of bishops, past and present, who served in the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada:*Abp. Metropolitan [[Mstyslav Yurij (SkrypnykKalistchuk) of KievToronto|Mstyslav Yurij (SkrypnykKalistchuk)]] (later Archbishop, and Metropolitan of UOC of USA, Winnipeg and in 1990-93, Patriarch of Ukraine in the UAOC), deceased*Metr. [[Ilarion (Ohienko) of WinnipegCanada]] (first metropolitan in the UOCCCentral Canadian Eparchy) - (19502010-1972 as metropolitanpresent), deceased*Metr. Bishop [[Michael Hilarion (KhoroshyRudnyk) of Toronto]] (1950-1977), metropolitan from 1972 to 1975 (at the XV Sobor in 1975, Metropolitan Michael resigned as Metropolitan, as he wished to remain in the Eastern Diosese), deceased*Metr. [[Andrew Edmonton|Hilarion (MetiukRudnyk) of Winnipeg]] (d. 1985Western Canadian Eparchy), metropolitan from 1975 to 1985 - (first Bishop of Edmonton2008-present), deceased*Abp. Bishop [[Boris Andriy (YakovkevychPeshko) of Edmonton]] Krateia|Andriy (first Bishop Peshko) of Saskatoon), deceased*Abp. [[Nicholas (Debryn) of TorontoAuxiliary]], deceased*Metr. [[Wasyly (FedakCentral Canadian Eparchy) of Winnipeg]] (1978-2005), metropolitan from 1985 to 2005, deceased*Metr. [[John (Stinka) of Winnipeg]] (1983-present), metropolitan from 2005 to present*Abp. [[Yurij (Kalistchuk) of Toronto]] (19892008-present)

==See Alsoalso==*[[Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the USA|Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA]]

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