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'''Archbishop Nicholas (Debryn) (1903-1981)'''

Nicholas may be spelt Nicolas, Nikolai, Nikolay, Mikolai, Mykolai, Mykolay, Mikola, Mykola.

Although he is mostly referred to in this article as Archbishop Nicholas, he was, in fact, generally referred to by his name in Ukrainian, that is, Mykolai.

==Early life of Mykola Debryn==

On 9 September, 1903, Mykola Debryn was born in [https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=uk&u=https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D0%25A7%25D0%25BE%25D1%2580%25D0%25BD%25D0%25BE%25D0%25B3%25D1%2583%25D0%25B7%25D0%25B8&prev=search&pto=aue- Chornoguzy] village, near the city [https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=uk&u=https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D0%2592%25D0%25B8%25D0%25B6%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B8%25D1%2586%25D1%258F&prev=search&pto=aue Vyzhnytsia] in the Province of [https://www.britannica.com/place/Bukovina Bucovina], in the [https://www.britannica.com/place/Austria-Hungary Austro-Hungarian Empire]). This region, near the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheremosh Cheremosh] and [https://www.translatetheweb.com/?from=uk&to=en&ref=SERP&refd=www.bing.com&dl=en&rr=UC&a=https%3a%2f%2fuk.wikipedia.org%2fwiki%2f%25D0%2592%25D0%25B8%25D0%25B6%25D0%25B5%25D0%25BD%25D0%25BA%25D0%25B0_%28%25D1%2580%25D1%2596%25D1%2587%25D0%25BA%25D0%25B0%29 Vizhenka] Rivers, is very near the territory of [http://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/display.asp?linkpath=pages%5CG%5CA%5CGalicia.htm Galicia] (which at that time was in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Galicia_and_Lodomeria Kingdom of Lodomeria and Galicia]. Bucovina was at that time part of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moldavia Moldavia] in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Romania Kingdom of Romania].

Mykola was raised within the bosom of the [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Church_of_Romania Romanian Orthodox Church], and he received his primary and secondary education in his home region.

==Higher education==

He studied at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandru_Ioan_Cuza_University University] of [https://www.britannica.com/place/Iasi-Romania Iași], [https://www.britannica.com/place/Romania Romania], where he earned a diploma in engineering. His studies qualified him also to teach law, which he did in both in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cern%C4%83u%C8%9Bi_County Cernăuți] and in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi%C8%99in%C4%83u Chișinău].

Then, from 1932, he worked as an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agronomy agronomist].

In Iași, he was a co-founder of a Ukrainian student "community", which included a choir in which he sang. He also performed as a soloist with the "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Cossack_Choir Don Cossack]" ensemble during their tour in [https://www.britannica.com/place/Romania Romania].

==Marriage==

At some time during or following his studies in Iași, Mykola Debryn was married to his wife Katherine.

From this marriage, they received from the Lord a daughter, Nadezhda, and a son, Maxim.

==Exile, 1940 ; emigration to Canada, 1949==

During [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II World War II], Mykola Debryn and his family became exiles, beginning in 1940. With the arrival of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_Germany Nazi German] army beginning in 1939, very many people were moved (involuntarily, or sometimes voluntarily) to [https://www.britannica.com/place/Germany Germany]. Many became forced-labourers there. As with many others, at the conclusion of the war, Mykola and his family became stateless and they applied to emigrate abroad. As a result of their applications, they were able to arrive in [https://www.britannica.com/place/Canada Canada] in 1949.

For a time, Mykola worked as a farm labourer near [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterford Waterford], [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/ontario Ontario].

He then became a member of the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church of Canada (now the [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Ukrainian_Orthodox_Church_of_Canada Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada].

In 1959, he began his theological studies at the Faculty of Theology at [[Winnipeg MB Saint Andrew’s College 1932 |Saint Andrew’s College]] in [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/winnipeg/ Winnipeg], [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/manitoba/ Manitoba].

==Presbyteral ordination, 1959==

In 1959, Nicholas (Debryn) was ordained to the Holy [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Presbyter Priesthood].

==Pastoral service==

After his ordination in 1959, Priest Nicholas Debryn was assigned to serve in [http://uocstmarysurrey.com/AboutUs.html Saint Mary's] parish near [https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/vancouver?gclid=CjwKCAiA9vOABhBfEiwATCi7GC1VnLC1WAc6noaZzpGZS36EvWs3XGlfZjdmZAGleSOyUS693F6WQxoCe8MQAvD_BwE Vancouver], [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/british-columbia British Columbia].

In 1962, Priest Nicholas was transferred, and he was assigned to serve the [https://www.ukr-orthodox-church-london-on.com/ Holy Trinity] parish in [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/london London], Ontario.

==Bereavement, 1974==

In 1974, the wife of Father Nicholas Debryn, Dobrodika Katerina, fell asleep in the Lord.

==Election to the Holy Episcopate, monastic tonsure, 1975==

On 6 July, 1975, during the regular Sobor of the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church of Canada, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archpriest Archpriest] Nicholas Debryn was elevated to the dignity of [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Archpriest protopresbyter].

In 1975, at the same Sobor in July, Father Nicholas Debryn was chosen by the consistory of the UGOCC to become a [https://www.orthodoxwiki.org/Bishop bishop].

After the election, and after the conclusion of the Sobor, Protopresbyter Nicholas Debryn was tonsured to be a [https://www.orthodoxwiki.org/Monk monk], and he was given the name Nicholas.

He was immediately elevated to the dignity of [https://www.orthodoxwiki.org/Archimandrite archimandrite].

==Episcopal ordination, 1975==

In 1975, at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Volodymyr%27s_Ukrainian_Orthodox_Cathedral_(Toronto) Saint Volodymyr's Cathedral] in Toronto, Ontario, Archimandrite Nicholas (Debryn) was ordained to the Holy [https://www.orthodoxwiki.org/Episcopate Episcopate] by [[Metropolitan Michael (Khoroshy)]].

==Episcopal service==

Bishop Nicholas (Debryn) was assigned to serve as the “Bishop of [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/saskatoon Saskatoon]” ([https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/saskatchewan Saskatchewan]).

In 1978, Bishop Nicholas (Debryn) was assigned to serve as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archbishop_of_Toronto_and_Eastern_Canada Bishop of Toronto] and the [http://uocceast.ca/ Eparchy of Eastern Canada].

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Volodymyr%27s_Ukrainian_Orthodox_Cathedral_(Toronto) Saint Volodymyr's Cathedral] in [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/toronto) Toronto], [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/ontario/Ontario Ontario], continued to be the cathedral seat.

In June, 1978, the Government of Canada [http://ukrweekly.com/archive/pdf2/1978/The_Ukrainian_Weekly_1978-25.pdf awarded the University of Toronto] $300,000.00 for the purpose of establishing a [https://utoronto.academia.edu/Departments/Chair_of_Ukrainian_Studies/Documents Chair of Ukrainian Studies] at the university. Bishop Nicholas participated in the festive dinner and concert which was associated with the reception of this endowment.

[[File:The Ukrainian Weekly 1978 - The Ukrainian Weekly 1978-25 pdf 1.png]] '''Bishop Nicholas and the Ukrainian Studies Committee, 1978'''

In 1980, Bishop Nicholas (Debryn) was elevated to the dignity of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archbishop archbishop].

He served in this capacity until his repose.

In the spring of 1981, Archbishop Nicholas (Debryn) went to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochester,_New_York Rochester], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_(state) New York], in order to visit his daughter, Nadia Tratch. During this visit, he became ill unexpectedly.

==Repose, 1981==

On 30 March, 1981, Archbishop Nicholas (Debryn) of Toronto reposed in Christ in Rochester, New York, in the home of his daughter. His body was returned to Toronto, Ontario.

On Tuesday, 7 April, 1981, at 7:00 p.m., the [http://www.archbishop-of-ottawa.org/content/burial-services-over-presbyter-or-over-bishop Funeral Service for the Burial of a Bishop] was served in Saint Volodymyr's Cathedral in Toronto.

On Wednesday, 8 April, 1981, at 10:00 a.m., the Memorial [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Divine_Liturgy Divine Liturgy] was served, and afterwards a [http://www.archbishop-of-ottawa.org/content/litiya-trisagion-dead Litya for the Departed]. The services were led by [[Archbishop Boris (Yakovkevych) |Archbishop Boris (Yakovkevych)]] (representing [[Metropolitan Andrew (Metiuk) |Metropolitan Andrew (Metiuk)]], head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Canada) ; [[Metropolitan Wasyly (Fedak) |Bishop Wasyly (Fedak)]] of Winnipeg ; Archbishop Mark of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carteret,_New_Jersey Carteret], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey New Jersey] ; and the Priest John Nakonachny, pastor of [https://orthodox-world.org/en/i/25176/United-States/New-Jersey/Maplewood/Church/Holy-Ascension-Orthodox-Church Holy Ascension Ukrainian Orthodox Church] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maplewood,_New_Jersey Maplewood], New Jersey. More than 30 priests attended the Divine Liturgy. In addition, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isidore_Borecky Bishop Isidore Borecky], the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Greek_Catholic_Church#:~:text=The%20Ukrainian%20Catholic%20Church%20is%20also%20represented%20in,Catholic%20Eparchy%20of%20New%20Westminster%20in%20British%20Columbia. Ukrainian Catholic] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Catholic_Eparchy_of_Toronto Bishop of Toronto], was present for the services.

Representatives of many Ukrainian organisations, including the [https://www.ucc.ca Canadian Ukrainian Committee], were also present.

After the conclusion of the funeral services, the body of Archbishop Nicholas (Debryn) was interred in the Ukrainian section of [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/639389/york-cemetery York Cemetery] in Toronto.

— Bishop of Saskatoon 1975-1978. Succeeded by : [[Metropolitan Wasyly (Fedak) |Bishop Wasyly (Fedak)]]

— Archbishop of Toronto 1978-1981. Preceded by : [[Metropolitan Michael (Khoroshy) |Archbishop Michael (Khoroshy)]]. Succeeded by : [[Metropolitan Wasyly (Fedak) |Archbishop Wasyly (Fedak)]].

==Reflections==

Archbishop Nicholas (Debryn) was survived by his daughter, Nadezhda Tratch and her family, of Rochester, New York, USA, and by his son Maxim Debryn and his family, of Vancouver, British Columbia.

==References==

[http://www.orthodoxchristianity.net/forum/index.php?topic=31478.5;wap2 Orthodox Christianity forum]

The obituary of Archbishop Nicholas (Debryn) was published in “The Province” (Vancouver, British Columbia) on Wednesday, 8 April, 1981.

'''Additional information :'''

[https://uocregina.ca/2019/02/27/ukrainian-orthodox-church-of-canada/ Yereniuk, Prof Roman, “A Short Historical Outline of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada : On the Occasion of the 90th Anniversary of the Church (1918-2008)”]

[http://www.ukrweekly.com/archive/pdf2/1975/The_Ukrainian_Weekly_1975-29.pdf ‘Archbishop Andrew heads Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Canada’ in “The Ukrainian Weekly”, no. 143 (26 July, 1975). p. 1.]

[http://www.ukrweekly.com/archive/1979/The_Ukrainian_Weekly_1979-15.pdf ‘Chair of Ukrainian Studies becomes Reality at Toronto U.’ in “The Ukrainian Weekly”, no. 84 (15 April, 1978), p. 1.]

[http://ukrweekly.com/archive/pdf2/1978/The_Ukrainian_Weekly_1978-25.pdf ‘Canadian government awards $300,000 for Ukrainian Studies Chair at University of Toronto’ in “The Ukrainian Weekly”, no. 142 (25 June, 1978), pp. 1, 13.]

[http://www.ukrweekly.com/archive/1980/The_Ukrainian_Weekly_1980-38.pdf ‘ODUM holds 30th Jubilee Rally’ in “The Ukrainian Weekly”, no. 17 (21 September, 1980), p. 1.] [Archbishop Debryn of the Eastern Eparchy awarded a plaque containing a carved replica of Ukraine’s national symbol, the tryzub. ODUM is the Ukrainian Democratic Youth Association in London, Ontario]

[http://ukrweekly.com/archive/pdf2/1981/The_Ukrainian_Weekly_1981-16.pdf Obituary in “Ukrainian Weekly”, no. 16 (19 April 1981). p. 5.]

[http://www.worldcat.org/identities/np-debryn,%20mykola$1903/ World Catalogue listing]

[https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=uk&u=http://esu.com.ua/search_articles.php%3Fid%3D64439&prev=search&pto=aue Summary biography]

[http://www.orthodoxresearchinstitute.org/articles/church_history/oleh_krawchenko_yesterday.htm Protopresbyter Oleg Krawchenko's article, “History of the UOCC: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow”]

[https://uocc.ca/about/history/ Short History of the UOCC]

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Orthodox_Eparchy_of_Eastern_Canada Wikipedia article about the Eastern Eparchy]

[http://uocceast.ca/eparchy/the-ukrainian-orthodox-church-of-canada/eastern-eparchy-of-the-ukrainian-orthodox-church-of-canada/ Eastern Eparchy history article]

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Volodymyr%27s_Ukrainian_Orthodox_Cathedral_(Toronto) Cathedral seat of Archbishop Nicholas (Debryn)]

[[Metropolitan Andrew (Metiuk)]]

[[Metropolitan Michael (Khoroshy)]]

[[Metropolitan Wasyly (Fedak)]]

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

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

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Orthodox_Church_of_Canada Wikipedia article about the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada]

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

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Orthodox_Eparchy_of_Western_Canada Wikipedia article about the Western Eparchy]

[http://www.stvolodymyr.ca/ Web-site of Saint Volodymyr's Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral, Toronto]

[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/639389/york-cemetery Findagrave reference to York Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario]

[https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=uk&u=http://esu.com.ua/search_articles.php%3Fid%3D64439&prev=search&pto=aue Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine]

[http://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/display.asp?linkpath=pages%5CC%5CA%5CCanada.htm Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine article about Canada]

[http://www.archbishop-of-ottawa.org/content/canadian-orthodox-church-history-project Canadian Orthodox Church History Project, no. 9a, pp. 47-48]

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