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His Eminence [[Metropolitan]] '''John (Stinka) of Winnipeg''' is the Metropolitan of the [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada]]. He was enthroned on [[July 23]], 2006, in Holy Trinity Metropolitan Cathedral in Winnipeg, with Metropolitan [[Sotirios (Athanassoulas) of Toronto|Sotirios]] (Exarch of Canada) presiding over the enthronment. He is the fifth metropolitan of the UOCC and the first born in Canada.
==Early==
John Stinka was born on [[January 24]], 1935, in Buchanan, Saskatchewan as the youngest of 12 children. His primary schooling was obtained at Dobranovetz School in Drobot, Sk., and he obtained his secondary education at the Yorkton Collegiate High School in Yorkton, Sk. After receiving his teaching certificate, he taught at the Hryhoriw Elementary School (near Preeceville, Sk.) and worked for 10 years in Saskatoon. He was active in the Ukrainian Orthodox community in Saskatoon, where he attended Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral, as a member of the Cathedral Choir, and as a member of CYMK (Ukrainian Orthodox Youth).
==Priesthood==
In the fall of 1969, John Stinka enrolled in theological studies at [[St. Andrew's College (Winnipeg, Manitoba)|St. Andrew's College]] in Winnipeg, which he successfully completed in 1972 with a Licentiate in Theology. He continued his studies at the University of Manitoba following his Licentiate in Theology.
On [[August 18th18]], 1973, he was [[ordination|ordained ]] into the Holy Diaconate at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Saskatoon by Archbishop [[Boris (Yakovkevych) of Edmonton|Boris]], and on the [[August 25th25]], 1974, in Holy Tranfiguration Transfiguration Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Yorkton, Deacon John was ordained to the Priesthood[[priest]]hood, again ordained by Archbishop Boris. Fr. John's first assignment was to Moose Jaw, Sk., and during that time convocated from the University of Saskatchewan with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. In August 1978, Fr. John was transfered to Kamsack, Sk.
Throughout his pastorship, Fr. John was active in the Ukrainian Community and the Orthodox Community as a whole. He was awarded the [[nabedrennik]] in 1977 and the [[Skouphos|skufia]] in 1980.