Ilarion (Ohienko) | |
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| Metropolitan and Primate of the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church of Canada | |
.jpg) As Bishop of Chełm and Podlasie | |
| Church | Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church of Canada Polish Orthodox Church |
| Elected | 1951 |
| Quashed | 1972 |
| Predecessor | Mstyslav (Skrypnyk) |
| Successor | Michael (Khoroshy) |
| Other post(s) | Bishop of Chełm and Podlasie |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1940 by Dionysius (Waledyński) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ivan Ivanovych Ohienko 2 January 1882 |
| Died | 29 March 1972 (aged 90) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
Ivan Ohienko | |
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| Born | Іван Іванович Огієнко 2 January 1882 Brusilov, Kyiv Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 29 March 1972 (aged 90) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Occupation | cleric, historian, ethnographer, and scholar, writer, and translator |
| Language | Ukrainian |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Alma mater | Kyiv University |
| Genre | religion, Ukrainian culture, history, literature, and language |
| Notable works | Translation of the Bible into Ukrainian |
Metropolitan Ilarion (secular name Ivan Ivanovych Ohienko; Ukrainian: Іван Іванович Огієнко, romanized: Ohiienko; 2 January (14 January), 1882 in Brusyliv, Kyiv Governorate – 29 March 1972 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) was a Ukrainian Orthodox cleric, linguist, church historian, and historian of Ukrainian culture. In 1940 he was Archimandrite of the St. Onuphrius Monastery in Jableczna; in 1940 he became Bishop of Chełm; in 1944 he became the Metropolitan of Chełm and Lublin (Podlaskie), and in 1951 Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada. He was also active in Ukrainian politics, both during the revolution and later in emigration.