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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[[enthronement]]. He is the fifth metropolitan of the UOCC and the first born in Canada.
==Early==
Following the repose of Metropolitan Wasyly in 2005, Abp. John became the acting [[primate]] and at the 21st Sobor in Winnipeg in 2006 was elected primate and metropolitan (and was approved by Constantinople on [[November 20]], 2005).
His Eminence was enthroned on Sunday, [[July 23]], 2006, at the Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral. Co-presiding were Abp. Yurij (Kalistchuk) of Toronto, Abp. Antony (Sherba) of New York & Washington (UOC-USA), and Bp. Georgie of the Serbian Diocese. Metr. Sotirios of the Greek Metropolis of Toronto presided over the enthronmententhronement, at which he presented Metr. John with a [[panagia]] on behalf of the patriarchate of Constantinople, a blue [[mantiya]], a metropolitan's staff, and a metropolitan's white [[klobuk]].
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