Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg

Archeparchy of Winnipeg

Archieparchia Vinnipegensis Ucrainorum

Українська Католицька Архиєпархія в Вінніпеґу
Cathedral of Sts. Volodymyr and Olha
Location
CountryCanada
TerritoryManitoba
Ecclesiastical provinceWinnipeg
HeadquartersWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Population
- Catholics

29,700
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchUkrainian Greek Catholic Church
RiteByzantine Rite
EstablishedNovember 3, 1956
CathedralCathedral of Sts. Volodymyr and Olha
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Major ArchbishopSviatoslav Shevchuk
Metropolitan ArchbishopLawrence Huculak
Auxiliary BishopsAndriy Rabiy
Website
www.archeparchy.ca

The Archeparchy of Winnipeg is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ecclesiastical territory or archeparchy of the Catholic Church in Manitoba, a province of Canada. Currently, its archeparch is Lawrence Huculak.

Its cathedral is the Cathedral of Sts. Volodymyr and Olha in the episcopal see of Winnipeg, Manitoba[1] Sts. Volodymyr and Olha are the patron saints of the Cathedral. In Ukrainian Catholic churches the patron saint of the Church is generally represented behind the altar. Sts. Volodymyr and Olha are the ones who introduced Christianity to Ukraine, and it is appropriate that the first Ukrainian Church in Winnipeg is placed under their patronage.[2] Among the locations under the archeparchy's administration is Bishop Velychkovsky Martyr’s Shrine, also in Winnipeg.

The archeparchy oversees all Ukrainian Greek Catholic parishes in Manitoba. As of 2010, the archeparchy contained 136 parishes, 32 active diocesan priests, 11 religious priests, and 29,700 Ukrainian Greek Catholics. It also has 23 religious sisters, 11 religious brothers and 12 permanent deacons. It operates a number of parochial schools in the city of Winnipeg jointly with the Latin Archdiocese of Saint Boniface.

  1. ^ Martynowych, Orest T., Ss Vladimir and Olga Ukrainian Catholic church
  2. ^ "Mol, Leo" (PDF).