Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada


Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada
AbbreviationUOCC
ClassificationEastern Orthodox
OrientationGreek Orthodoxy
PolityEpiscopal
PrimateMetropolitan Ilarion (Rudnyk)
Parishes241
LanguageEnglish, Ukrainian
LiturgyByzantine Rite
HeadquartersWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
TerritoryCanada
Origin1918
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Members85,725
Official websiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada (UOCC; French: Église orthodoxe ukrainienne du Canada; Greek: Ουκρανική Ορθόδοξη Εκκλησία του Καναδά; Ukrainian: Українська православна церква Канади, romanizedUkrainska pravoslavna tserkva Kanady) is an Eastern Orthodox church in Canada, primarily consisting of Orthodox Ukrainian Canadians. Its former name (before 1990) was the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church of Canada (UGOCC). The Church, currently a metropolis of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, is part of the wider Eastern Orthodox communion, however was created independently in 1918.

It has cathedrals in many Canadian cities, including Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Vancouver, Edmonton, Toronto, and Montreal. The Metropolitan Cathedral, seminary (St. Andrew's College), and central administrative office are all based in Winnipeg. Also the church is affiliated with four residences for university students: St. Volodymyr Institute in Toronto, Ontario; St. Petro Mohyla Institute in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; St. John's Institute in Edmonton, Alberta; and one operating at St. Andrew's College. The church's membership is about ten thousand. The current Primate of the church is Metropolitan Ilarion (Rudnyk).