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'''Central Eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada (UOCC)'''




==Definition==

The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Orthodox_Eparchy_of_Central_Canada Ukrainian Orthodox Eparchy of Central Canada] is an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eparchy eparchy] ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diocese diocese] of the [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Ukrainian_Orthodox_Church_of_Canada Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada] (UOCC) under the [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Church_of_Constantinople Church of Constantinople]. 

==Components==

The Central Eparchy consists of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada Canadian provinces] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manitoba Manitoba] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskatchewan Saskatchewan].  It has about 132 parishes, with 2 [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Cathedral cathedrals] : [https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Winnipeg_MB_Holy_Trinity_Ukrainian_Orthodox_Metropolitan_Cathedral_1946 Holy Trinity Metropolitan Cathedral in Winnipeg, Manitoba], and [https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Saskatoon_SK_Holy_Trinity_Ukrainian_Orthodox_Cathedral_1918 Holy Trinity Cathedral in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan].  

In Winnipeg, there is also the [https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Winnipeg_MB_Saint_Mary_the_Protectress_Ukrainian_Orthodox_Sobor_1923 Holy Protection parish], called “[https://orthodoxwiki.org/Synaxis_(disambiguation) Sobor]”.  It was the first, original cathedral in Winnipeg.    

Largely, the early history of the Eparchy parallels that of the [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Ukrainian_Orthodox_Church_of_Canada Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church of Canada] (UGOCC), which was founded in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskatoon Saskatoon], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskatchewan Saskatchewan], in 1918. 

The ruling bishop of the Central Eparchy has been styled usually as “Archbishop of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnipeg Winnipeg], Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada”.  


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'''Consistory Office of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada'''

==Reorganisation of the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church of Canada, 1951==

After the 1951 reorganisation of the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church of Canada as a “[https://orthodoxwiki.org/Metropolia metropolia]”, the Central Eparchy served as the diocese of the “first hierarch” or “[https://orthodoxwiki.org/Primate primate]” of the UOCC. 
The seat of the “first hierarch” was designated as Winnipeg, Manitoba, and the central offices ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consistory consistory]) of the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church of Canada was established in this city.  

'''Saskatoon as the see of vicar-bishops'''

After this, [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Auxiliary_bishop auxiliary, or assistant, or vicar-bishops] to the metropolitan of the UOCC were ordained with the title “of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskatoon Saskatoon]” in order to honour that city's role in the founding of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.  It seems that this title began to be used first in 1963 for [https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Archbishop_Boris_(Yakovkevych) Archbishop Boris (Yakovkevych)].  

==The bishops of the Central Eparchy==

The '''first bishop''' to serve as head of the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church of Canada was [https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Metropolitan_Germanos_(Shehadeh) Metropolitan Germanos (Shehadeh)].  He was the temporary first bishop of the nascent Ukrainian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church of Canada, 1919-1924.  He served the Church from his centre in the [https://www.britannica.com/place/United-States USA].  

The '''second bishop''' to serve as the head of the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church was [https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Metropolitan_John_(Theodorovych) Metropolitan John (Theodorovych)], 1924-1944.  

The '''third bishop''' to serve as the head of the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church was [https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Patriarch_Mstyslav_(Skrypnyk) Metropolitan Mstyslav (Skrypnyk)], 1947-1949.    

The '''fourth''' bishop to serve as the head of the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church was [https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Metropolitan_Polikarp_(Sikorski) Metropolitan Polikarp (Sikorski)], 1950.

The '''fifth''' bishop to serve as the head of the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church was [https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Metropolitan_Ilarion_I_(Ohienko) Metropolitan Ilarion I (Ohienko)], 1951-1972.   

'''Eastern Eparchy'''

It was in 1951 that the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Orthodox_Eparchy_of_Eastern_Canada Eastern Eparchy] was established in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto Toronto], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontario Ontario].  

'''Western Eparchy'''

It was in 1959 that the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Orthodox_Eparchy_of_Western_Canada Western Eparchy] was established in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmonton Edmonton], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberta Alberta]. 

The '''sixth''' bishop to serve as the head of the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church was [https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Metropolitan_Michael_(Khoroshy) Metropolitan Michael (Khoroshy)], 1972-1975 (acting primate 1970-1972).  

The '''seventh''' bishop to serve as the head of the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church was [https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Metropolitan_Andrew_(Metiuk) Metropolitan Andrew (Metiuk)], 1975-1985.  

The '''eighth''' bishop to serve as the head of the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church was [https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Metropolitan_Wasyly_(Fedak) Metropolitan Wasyly (Fedak)], 1985-2005.  

'''Change of name, and reception into the Patriarchate of Constantinople, 1990'''

In 1990, the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church of Canada changed its name to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada.  In the same year, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada was received into communion with the [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Church_of_Constantinople Patriarchate of Constantinople], and all the bishops became a part of that patriarchate.  

The '''ninth''' bishop to serve as the head of the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church was [https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Metropolitan_John_(Stinka) Metropolitan John (Stinka)], 2005-2010.  

The '''tenth''' bishop to serve as the head of the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church was [https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Metropolitan_Yurij_(Kalistchuk) Metropolitan Yuriy (Kalistchuk)], 2010-2021.     

The '''eleventh''' bishop to serve as the head of the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church was [https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Metropolitan_Ilarion_II_(Rudnyk) Ilarion II (Rudnyk)], 2022-____.  

Because of various circumstances at the time, Metropolitan Ilarion II (Rudnyk) (who bore the title “Winnipeg and Canada”) remained resident in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmonton Edmonton], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberta Alberta], and he served the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada from the offices of the Western Eparchy.

==Contact information==

The information for the Central Eparchy is the same as that for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada.


Central Eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox of Canada

9, Saint John’s Avenue

Winnipeg, Manitoba

R2W 1G8

Toll-Free Telephone : 1-877-586-3093

Telephone : 204-586-3093

Fax : 204-582-5241

E-mail : consistory@uocc.ca

Web-site : https://uocc.ca

==References==

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Orthodox_Eparchy_of_Central_Canada Wikipedia article about the Ukrainian Orthodox Eparchy of Central Canada] 


'''Additional information :'''

[http://uocc.ca Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada web-site]  

[https://orthodoxwiki.org/Ukrainian_Orthodox_Church_of_Canada Orthodoxwiki article about the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada]  

[https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Central_Eparchy_of_the_UOCC Central Eparchy of the UOCC]  

[https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Eastern_Eparchy_UOCC Eastern Eparchy of the UOCC] 

[https://orthodoxcanada.ca/Western_Eparchy_of_the_UOCC Western Eparchy of the UOCC]  





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