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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 Origin==Most of the ethnic Ukrainians moving to Canada from Western Ukraine in the late 19th and early 20th centuries were from Western Ukraine (predominantly from two provinces: Halychyna (aka Galicia) & Bukovyna). The settlers from Halychyna were predominately [[Eastern Rite Catholic|Greek Catholic]]s, and were tended early on by the local [[Roman Catholic]] [[hierarch]]ydue to the fact that the Vatican wanted to assimilate the Greek Catholics into the mainstream. At As the same timeHalychany were coming to Canada, a smaller group of settlers were arriving from Bukovina Bukovyna who were mostly predominately Orthodox. Initially These Orthodox were initially served by the [[Orthodox Church in America|Russian Orthodox Mission]] (who were part of the [[Church of Russia|Russian mission]], ). The Russian Orthodox Mission was by then established in the northwest of North America through Alaska, and it served all the needs of the Orthodox settlers sought a in that area. It is also noteworthy that many native Ukrainian church, which they organized in the summer of 1918 priests served in the city of Saskatoon, SaskatchewanMission.

The UOCC had strong ties Both groups of Ukrainians desired to have a church that was truly "Ukrainian Orthodox," and a church that met their spiritual and cultural needs. This led to the [[creation of the ''Ukrainian Autocephalous Greek Orthodox Church]] after 1921of Canada (UGOCC)'' in July 1918, when that body was established in Ukrainethe city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. In 1990This convention established not only the church, it became but a [[canonical]] brotherhood to protect the church by being accepted into . The brotherhood (which had former Greek Catholics) condemned the [[Church Union of ConstantinopleBrest-Litovsk]], which had created the Greek Catholics in Ukraine.

In July 2005As soon as the Church was created, at the Twenty-first lay leaders knew that they had to find a [[Soborbishop]] of to guide the UOCC, [[Metropolitan]] (then [[Archbishop]]) John (Stinka) was elected Archbishop of Winnipeg and Metropolitan of All Canadanew Church. In late 2005Thus, Archbishop John finally replaced Metropolitan the brotherhood approached [[Wasyly Alexander (FedakNemolovsky) of WinnipegBrussels|Wasyly Archbishop Alexander (FedakNemolovsky)]] after from the former's acceptance by Russian Orthodox Mission in North America. Abp. Alexander was the [[holy synod]] bishop of bishopsWinnipeg at the time. Metropolitan WasylyHe had agreed at first to become the temporary bishop of the UGOCC, who died in January 2005, had served as metropolitan for nearly 20 yearsbut later refused due to the fact that he claimed he did not want to lead a Ukrainian Church.

Currently, Abp. Alexander was to preside over the UOCC has just two bishopsUGOCC's first [[Sobor]] (Church council; this number is fewer than preferreda clergy-laity conference, as three bishops makes a council of where the bishops, [[priest]]s, and the UOCC prefers to have four bishops to help them better look after their flock. To help resolve this situation[[laity]] participate), but the Twenty-first Sobor chose Very Rev. Fr. Michael Skumeda as still continued without a bishop-elect, and an Extraordinary Sobor will be was held in July 2007 on [[December 28]], 1918 (which is interesting to elect at least one bishopnote that it is still recorded as ''SOBOR I''). The Sobor was postponed due led to the decision to not consecrate Frestablishment of the Church's first theological [[seminary]] in Saskatoon. Michael as bishop. In July 2006 Sobor II took place on [[November 27]], 1919, with the presence of an Antiochian Metropolitan John will be enthroned as Archbishop , [[Germanos (Shehadi) of Winnipeg and the Central DioceseZahle]].

==BishopsFormation of the Metropolitanate==The UOCC had strong ties to the [[Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church]] after 1921, when that body was established in Ukraine. In Ukrainian 1951, St. Mary the Protectress Cathedral (which was not in the UOCC at that time) had invited [[Ilarion (Ohienko) of Winnipeg|Metropolitan Ilarion (SlavicOhienko) Tradition]] to Canada to become their church's bishop, while the Consistory of the UOCC had already invited [[Archbishop]] [[Michael (Khoroshy) of Toronto|Michael (Khoroshy)]] and [[Bishop]] Platon (who reposed shortly after arriving in Canada) to come to Canada to be the metropolitan is Church's Metropolitan and Bishop respectively. Once the primate Consistory had learned of Metropolitan Ilarion's coming to Canada, they sought him out, and invited him to become Metropolitan of the churchUOCC. He accepted only if St. Mary the Protectress was to be accepted back into the UOCC. The Consistory agreed, and then followed by the archbishops Central and bishopsEastern Dioceses were created with Abp. Michael heading the Eastern Diocese with its headquarters in Toronto, and Metr. Ilarion heading the Central Diocese in Winnipeg as Metropolitan.

==The UOCC today==In the UOCC1990, the metropolitan is styled the ''Archbishop of Winnipeg, Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Central Diocese, and All-Canada'', while the next two bishops are styled ''(Arch)bishop of Edmonton, and the Western Diocese'' and the ''(Arch)bishop of Toronto, and the Eastern Diocese''. When became a [[canonical]] church by being accepted into the [[Church has 4 Bishops, the 4th is always styled the ''Bishop of Saskatoon, and Vicar of the Central Diocese''Constantinople]]. Usually the A few years later its sister 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 [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Western Diocese''USA]] joined her.

List of bishopsOn [[January 10]], past and present2005, who served in at the Ukrainian Orthodox Church age of Canada:*His Eminence95, Archbishop Mstyslav [[Wasyly (SkrypnykFedak) of Winnipeg|Metropolitan Wasyly (later ArchbishopFedak)]] reposed, and Metropolitan of UOC of USA, and in 1990-93, Patriarch of Ukraine in three days after the Church had celebrated the UAOC), deceased*Nativity. His Beatitude, has served in the capacity of Metropolitan and Primate for nearly twenty years. The funeral services took place on [[Metropolitan Ilarion (Ohienko)January 21]] (first metropolitan in the UOCC) (1950-1972 as metropolitan), deceased*His Beatitude, and [[Metropolitan Michael (Khoroshy)January 22|22]] (1950-1977), metropolitan from 1972 to 1975 (at the XV Sobor in 1975Holy Trinity Cathedral, Metropolitan Michael resigned as Metropolitan, as he wished and many Orthodox Christians of many nationalities paid their last respects to remain in the Eastern Diosese), deceased*His Beatitude, former Metropolitan Andrew (Metiuk) (d. 1985), metropolitan from 1975 to 1985 (first Bishop of Edmonton), deceased* Eight hierarchs gathered for the funeral including His Eminence, Archbishop Boris (Yakovkevych) (first Bishop Metropolitan Iakovos of Saskatoon)Chicago, deceased*His Eminence, Archbishop Nicholas (Debryn), deceased*His Beatitude, Metropolitan who represented [[Wasyly Bartholomew I (FedakArchontonis) of Winnipeg]] (1978-2005), metropolitan from 1985 to 2005, deceased*His Eminence, Metropolitan [[John (Stinka) Constantinople|Patriarch Bartholomew I of WinnipegConstantinople]] (1983-present), metropolitan from 2005 to present*His Eminence, Archbishop Yurij (Kalistchuk) (1989-present).

==See Also==*In July 2005, at the 21st [[UOC Sobor]] of the UOCC, [[Archbishop]] John (Stinka) was elected ''Archbishop of Winnipeg and [[Metropolitan]] of USACanada''. In late 2005 the Holy Synod of the Constantinopolitan Orthodox Church elected Archbishop John as the official successor to Metropolitan [[Wasyly (Fedak) of Winnipeg|Wasyly (Fedak)]]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 Orthodox Church in America's 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 [[Andriy (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. The Council was also attended by Bishop [[Christophoros (Rakintzakis) of Andida]] ([[auxiliary bishop]] of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto), who 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 St. 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]], 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]], with his brother hierarchs holding the rank of [[bishop]] or [[archbishop]] depending on their years of service in the Church. In the UOCC the primate is styled the ''Archbishop of Winnipeg and Metropolitan of Canada'' and serves as the ruling hierarch of the Eparchy of Central Canada, whilst his brother hierarchs with care of the 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 Eastern Canada'' (or ''Archbishop of Toronto and Eastern Canada'') respectively. Auxiliary bishops of the Eparchy of Central Canada 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. The 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. The Eparchy of Eastern Canada is comprised of the provinces of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland. ==Past Hierarchs of the UOCC==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]] - (1963-1984)*Archbishop [[Nicholas (Debryn) of Toronto]] - (1975-1983)*Metropolitan [[Wasyly (Fedak) of Winnipeg]] (1978-2005) ===Primates===Primates of the UOCC:*Metropolitan Ilarion (Ohienko) - (1951-1972)*Metropolitan Michael (Khoroshy) - (1972-1975)*Metropolitan Andrew (Metiuk) - (1975-1985)*Metropolitan Wasyly (Fedak) - (1985-2005)*Metropolitan John (Stinka) - (2005-2010)*Metropolitan Yurij (Kalistchuk) - (2010-present) ==Current Hierarchs==Listed here are the current hierarchs of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada:*Metropolitan [[Yurij (Kalistchuk) of Toronto|Yurij (Kalistchuk) of Winnipeg and Canada]] (Central Canadian Eparchy) - (2010-present)*Bishop [[Hilarion (Rudnyk) of Edmonton|Hilarion (Rudnyk)]] (Western Canadian Eparchy) - (2008-present)*Bishop [[Andriy (Peshko) of Krateia|Andriy (Peshko) of Saskatoon, Auxiliary]] (Central Canadian Eparchy) - (2008-present) ==See also==*[[Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the USA|Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA]] == External links ==