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'''Archbishop Metropolitan Yurij''' (''secular name: '''George Kalistchuk''''') is [[Metropolitan]] of Winnipeg and Canada of the [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada]]. He was born in Lachine, Quebec, on 26 May 26 1951.
==Youth==
In Hamilton, Ontario, on July 17, 1988 he was ordained a [[priest]], and was assigned a priest at [[Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral (Winnipeg, Manitioba)|Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral]] in Winnipeg. At the Special Sobor (church council) in 1989 he was elected [[bishop]] and later ordained on October 22, 1989 in Winnipeg by [[Wasyly (Fedak) of Winnipeg|Metropolitan Wasyly]] and [[John (Stinka) of Winnipeg|Bishop John (Stinka)]]. In Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on December 17, 1989 he was installed as auxiliary Bishop of Saskatoon. In 1995 he was elected Bishop of Toronto and Eastern Canada and in 2001 he was elevated to the rank of [[archbishop]].
On 18 July 2010 a sobor the 20th Sobor of the UOCC nominated Archbishop Yurij to be the sixth Metropolitan of Winnipeg and Canada. In August the Holy Synod of the Church of Constantinople elected Archbishop Yurij to the vacant Winnipeg cathedra, following which he was enthroned on 21 November 2010 by a representative with [[Sotirios (Athanassoulas) of Toronto|Metropolitan Sotirios of Toronto]] representing the Ecumenical PatriarchatePatriarch. After his election Metropolitan Yurij became locum tenens of the Eparchy of Eastern Canada, while [[Andriy (Peshko) of Krateia| Bishop Andriy of Krateia]] serves as acting bishop of the Eastern Eparchy.
==Sources==
[[Category:Bishops of Saskatoon]]
[[Category:Bishops of Toronto]]
[[Category:Bishops of Winnipeg]]
[[Category:20th-21st-century bishops]]