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'''Metropolitan Andrew (Metiuk) (1898-1985)'''

Andrew may be spelt André, Andrei, Andrey, Andriy.

Hrygorii may be spelt Gregory, Grigoriy, Gregorios, Grégoire.

Metiuk may be spelt Metjiuk.

==Early life of Hryhorii Metiuk==

On 3 January, 1899, Hryhorii Metiuk was born into the family of Andrei Metyuk and his wife Yulia (from the Abram family), in Terebin, [http://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/display.asp?linkpath=pages%5CH%5CR%5CHrubeshiv.htm Grubeszow county] (now Hrubeshiv or Hrubieszów), in the [https://www.translatetheweb.com/?from=ru&to=en&ref=SERP_ct&dl=en&rr=HE&a=https%3a%2f%2fru.wikipedia.org%2fwiki%2f%25D0%25A5%25D0%25BE%25D0%25BB%25D0%25BC%25D1%2581%25D0%25BA%25D0%25B0%25D1%258F_%25D0%25B3%25D1%2583%25D0%25B1%25D0%25B5%25D1%2580%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B8%25D1%258F Kholm (Chełm) Province] in what is now the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lublin Lublin Province] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland Poland].

At that time, this territory was a part of the [https://www.britannica.com/place/Russian-Empire Russian Empire].

Hryhorii was raised an [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Introduction_to_Orthodox_Christianity Orthodox Christian], in the bosom of the [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Church_of_Russia Russian Orthodox Church].

He received his primary and secondary education in his native village.

==Higher education==

Hryhorii Andriievich enrolled in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilnius Vilnius] Theological Seminary (in what is now [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithuania Lithuania]).

After his graduation in 1920, he enrolled in the Faculty of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theology Theology] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Warsaw University of Warsaw], from which he graduated in 1924.

In 1929 he graduated from the Theological Faculty of the University of Warsaw with the degree [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_of_Theology Master of Theology].

==Marriage==

Hryhorii Andriievich Metiuk was married to Ludmyla Stepanivna Hrushko in 1925. In this marriage, a daughter (Lydia/Lidiya) was received from the Lord.

==Ordinations, 1924==

On 21 September, 1924, Hryhorii Andriievich Metiuk was ordained to the Holy [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Deacon Diaconate].

On 27 September, 1924, Deacon Hryhorii Metiuk was ordained to the Holy [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Presbyter Priesthood] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dionizy_(Waledy%C5%84ski) Metropolitan Dionysius (Valedinsky)], First Hierarch of the [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Church_of_Poland Church in Poland] in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_of_St._Mary_Magdalene,_Warsaw Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Mary Magdalene] in [https://www.britannica.com/place/Warsaw Warsaw].

==Pastoral Service==

Priest Hryhorii Metiuk was assigned to serve in various responsibilities in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Che%C5%82m Chełm] (Kholm) region, where he cared for Ukrainian Orthodox Faithful.

He was the first priest of the Nosovo Parish, and he served at the same time as administrator of the Zherotyn parish. He also served as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_(Christianity) dean] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bia%C5%82a_Podlaska Bielskopodlya] district.

After this, Priest Hryhorii Metiuk was assigned to serve as rector of the [https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=pl&u=https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerkiew_Za%25C5%259Bni%25C4%2599cia_Naj%25C5%259Bwi%25C4%2599tszej_Maryi_Panny_w_Hrubieszowie&prev=search&pto=aue Dormition of the Mother of God Sobor] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hrubiesz%C3%B3w Hrubiesz] (Hrubieszów) and dean of the Hrubiesziv district with the duties of a teacher of the Law of God in the Hrubiesziv Gymnasium. He was engaged in religious and national education of Ukrainian youth, as a teacher of the [https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D0%2597%25D0%25B0%25D0%25BA%25D0%25BE%25D0%25BD_%25D0%2591%25D0%25BE%25D0%25B6%25D0%25B8%25D0%25B9_(%25D0%25B4%25D0%25B8%25D1%2581%25D1%2586%25D0%25B8%25D0%25BF%25D0%25BB%25D0%25B8%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B0)&prev=search&pto=aue Law of God] in national, secondary and higher schools.

In 1943, he also became professor and rector of the [https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=pl&u=https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prawos%25C5%2582awne_seminarium_duchowne_w_Che%25C5%2582mie&prev=search&pto=aue Chełm Theological Seminary].

However, because of anti-"Ukrainophile" pressures from the German occupiers, in August, 1941, Father Hryhorii was removed from his duties of rector and dean.

[[File:Андрій Метюк 2.png]] '''Priest Hryhorii Metiuk'''

[[File:Андрій Метюк з сім'єю 1.jpg]] '''Priest Hryhorii Metiuk and his family'''

[[File:Андрій Метюк зі своєю дочкою Лідією 1.jpg]] '''Priest Hryhorii Metiuk and his daughter Lydia'''

In 1944, there was a meeting in Warsaw of the Bishops of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in exile.

[[File:Ukrainian Bishops in Exile, Warsaw, 1944 1.png]] '''Meeting of Ukrainian Orthodox Bishops in Warsaw, 1944'''

==Bereavement, 1944==

In January, 1944, there was an attack on the parish house and it was destroyed. The attack was an anti-Ukrainian act. This attack brought on the early repose of Matushka Ludmila, on 16 January, 1944.

After this, Father Hryhorii and his daughter Lydia fled to [https://www.britannica.com/place/Switzerland Switzerland] in 1945.

==Exile, 1945 ; emigration, 1948==

Priest Hryhorii Metiuk and his daughter were able to settle in Switzerland in 1945.

Between 1945 and 1948, he was engaged in missionary and pastoral work amongst Ukrainian refugees there : in [https://www.britannica.com/place/Geneva-Switzerland Geneva], [https://www.britannica.com/place/Lausanne Lausanne], [https://www.britannica.com/place/Zurich Zurich], [https://www.britannica.com/place/Basel-Switzerland Basel], [https://www.britannica.com/place/Lake-Lugano Lugani], [https://www.britannica.com/place/Lucerne-Switzerland Lucerne], [https://www.britannica.com/place/Bern Bern], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engelberg Engelberg], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montana,_Switzerland Montanna] and other areas.

In addition to this, he studied for 2 years at Bern, which deepened his theological and philosophical knowledge.

In 1946, there was a meeting of Ukrainian Orthodox Bishops in exile, which took place in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich Munich] (in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bavaria Bavaria], just north of Switzerland).

[[File:UAOC Bishops, Munich,1946 1.png]] '''Meeting of Ukrainian Orthodox Bishops in Munich, Bavaria, 1946'''

In 1948, Father Hryhorii Metiuk was able to emigrate to [https://www.britannica.com/place/Canada Canada], where he entered the [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Ukrainian_Orthodox_Church_of_Canada Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church of Canada] (UGOCC).

At that time, [[Metropolitan John (Theodorovych)]] was the First Hierarch of the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church of Canada (UGOCC).

Father Hryhorii settled first in [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/winnipeg Winnipeg], [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/manitoba Manitoba]. In Winnipeg, he served in [http://orthodoxcanada.ca/Winnipeg_MB_Saint_Andrew%E2%80%99s_College_1932 Saint Andrew's College] (of which he was a founder in its renewal) as a professor, as assistant dean of the Faculty of Theology, as [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Chaplain chaplain], and as [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Proistamenos rector]. Father Hryhorii was able to speak in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_language Ukrainian], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_language Russian], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_language Polish], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_language German] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language English] languages.

Father Hryhorii served also as secretary and vice-president of the Consistory Presidium (headquarters) in Winnipeg. By that time, [[Metropolitan Ilarion (Ohienko)]] was the first hierarch of the UGOCC.

In 1958, he was assigned to serve as the administrator of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Orthodox_Eparchy_of_Western_Canada Western Eparchy], and he was transferred to [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/edmonton Edmonton], [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/alberta Alberta].

==Monastic tonsure==

Priest Hryhorii Metiuk was [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1917%E2%80%9318_Local_Council_of_the_Russian_Orthodox_Church tonsured] to be a [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Monk monk], and he was given the name Andrew (Andrii), after the [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Apostle_Andrew Holy Apostle Andrew].

==Episcopal ordination, 1959==

In 1959, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hieromonk Hieromonk] Andrew (Metiuk) was ordained to the Holy [https://www.orthodoxwiki.org/Episcopate Episcopate] at Saint John's Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral in Edmonton, Alberta.

[[File:OrdinationBishopAndrewMetiuk 1.jpg]] '''At the ordination of Bishop Andrew (Metiuk)'''

==Episcopal service==

Bishop Andrew (Metiuk) was assigned to serve as the Bishop of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Orthodox_Eparchy_of_Western_Canada Eparchy of Edmonton and Western Canada].

Bishop Andrew was the first to serve in the UGOCC as Bishop of Edmonton and the Western Eparchy.

In 1963, Bishop Andrew (Metiuk) was elevated to the dignity of [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Bishop#Archbishops_and_Metropolitans archbishop].

[[File:Archbishop Andrew 2.png]]

==Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 1975==

In 1975, Archbishop Andrew (Metiuk) was elected to become the [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Bishop#Archbishops_and_Metropolitans metropolitan] and [http://www.orthodoxwiki.org/Primate primate] of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada.

Metropolitan Andrew (Metiuk) served as the Archbishop of [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/winnipeg Winnipeg] and Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church of Canada (UGOCC) from 1975-1985.

He is described as having been the third Metropolitan of the UGOCC. Before him, there were [[Metropolitan Michael (Khoroshy)]] and [[Metropolitan Ilarion (Ohienko)]]. There were other bishops before this, however : [[Metropolitan Polikarp (Sikorski)]], [[Metropolitan John (Theodorovych)]] and [[Metropolitan Germanos (Shehadeh)]].

==Repose, 1985==

On 2 February, 1985, Metropolitan Andrew (Metiuk) reposed in Winnipeg.

On 12 February, 1985, the [https://orthodoxwiki.org/Bishop#Archbishops_and_Metropolitans Funeral Services for the Burial of a Hierarch] were served at [http://orthodoxcanada.ca/Winnipeg_MB_Holy_Trinity_Ukrainian_Orthodox_Metropolitan_Cathedral_1946 Holy Trinity Metropolitan Cathedral] in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Following the funeral services, his body was interred at the [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2193914/glen-eden-memorial-gardens Glen Eden Cemetery] north of Winnipeg, Manitoba.

— Bishop of Edmonton and Western Canada 1959-1963. Preceded by : See created.

— Archbishop of Edmonton 1963-1975. Succeeded by : [[Metropolitan John (Stinka) |Bishop John (Stinka)]].

— Metropolitan of Winnipeg and Canada (UGOCC) 1975-1985. Preceded by : [[Metropolitan Michael (Khoroshy)]]. Succeeded by : [[Metropolitan Wasyly (Fedak)]].

==Reflections==

Metropolitan Andrew (Metiuk) was a greatly intelligent and gifted servant of Christ, who, in the course of his life, seems to have taken every opportunity to use his gifts and talents to the glory of God.

His love for the Lord bore fruit in his dedication to teaching ; and he was not deterred from serving Christ by the many ways in which he suffered during the course of his life. Rather, in persevering in his loving service of the Lord in the midst of pain, he gave others a good example, hope, and an encouragement to do similarly.

==Writings==

• “Pravoslavna vera” (“The Orthodox Faith”, 1962, 1976).

• “Vid Ierusalymu pochynaiuchy” (“Beginning in Jerusalem”, 1980).

• “Ryms’ka uniia ne dlia ukraintsiv” (“The Union with Rome is Not for Ukrainians”, 1984).

• 'The Unity of the Christian Churches : On the Teaching of the Holy Orthodox Churches' in “Life and culture”, part 6, no. 90 (1961) ; part 7, no. 91.

• “Let us be Honest” (Edmonton, 1962).

• 'Our Preparations for Christ's Revelation' in "Life and Culture” (1962)

• ‘H Z’ in “Orthodox Life”, no. 99 (Winnipeg, 1962, 1976)

==References==

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'''Additional information :'''

[https://www.archdiocese.ca/sites/default/files/articles/Justin.UOCCformation.pdf Hewlett, Edward, “The Formation of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada”].

[http://www.orthodoxresearchinstitute.org/articles/church_history/oleh_krawchenko_yesterday.htm Krawchenko, O, “Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow : History of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada”].

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Minenko T, Fr. “Establishment of the Ukrainian Orthodox Metropolitanate in Canada” (Winnipeg, 2006).

Onuphriichuk, F F, “Metropolitan Andrei in the Service of the God of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and Our Peoples” (Winnіpeg, 1983).

Tarasar, Constance J, ed., “Orthodox America 1794-1976 : Development of The Orthodox Church in America” (Syosset, NY : The Orthodox Church in America Department of History and Archives, 1975). ASIN : B000ZLZAUE.

Yereniuk, Roman, ‘Church Jurisdictions and Jurisdictional Changes Among Ukrainians in Canada, 1891-1925’ in “The Ukrainian Religious Experience : Tradition and the Canadian Cultural Context”, ed. David J Goa (Edmonton : Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, 1989).

......, R, “A brief Description of the History of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Canada on the occasion of its 90th Anniversary (1918–2008)” (Lviv, 2010).

Yuzik, Paul, “The Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church of Canada, 1918-1951” (Ottawa, ON : University of Ottawa Press, 1981).

‘Archbishop-Metropolitan Andrew Metiuk of Canadian Orthodox Church dies’ in “Ukrainian Weekly”, vol. 53, no. 6 (10 February, 1985), pp. 1 & 4.

'His Beatitude Metropolitan Andrei is the new First Hierarch of the Church in Canada' in “Native Church” (1975), part 104.

'His Grace Andrew : New Bishop of UAOC' in “Native Church” (1959), part 39.

'The Third Bishop of Canada' in “Life and Culture", parts 10-11, nos. 70-71 (1959).

[http://orthodoxcanada.ca/Winnipeg_MB_Saint_Andrew%E2%80%99s_College_1932 Saint Andrew’s College, Winnipeg, Manitoba]

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Trinity_Ukrainian_Orthodox_Metropolitan_Cathedral Holy Trinity Ukrainian Metropolitan Cathedral, Winnipeg, Manitoba]

[https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=uk&u=https://risu.ua/ukrajinska-pravoslavna-diaspora-ch-2-pislyavoyenni-viprobuvannya_n92187&prev=search&pto=aue “Ukrainian Orthodox Diaspora” Part 2 Post-war tests]

[https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=https://drevo-info.ru/articles/14738.html&prev=search Metropolitan Dionysiy (Valedinskiy)]

[[Metropolitan Polikarp (Sikorski)]]

[[Metropolitan Ilarion (Ohienko)]]

[[Metropolitan Michael (Khoroshy)]]

[[Metropolitan Wasyly (Fedak)]]

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

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

[http://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/display.asp?linkpath=pages%5CU%5CK%5CUkrainianOrthodoxChurchofCanada.htm Encyclopedia of Ukraine article about the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada]

[http://www.uocc.ca/en-ca/about/history/ UOCC web-site]

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecumenical_Patriarchate_of_Constantinople Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople]

[https://oca.org/cdn/PDFs/dept-archives/orthodox-christians-na.pdf “Orthodox Christians in North America : 1794-1994”]

[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2193914/glen-eden-memorial-gardens Glen Eden Memorial Gardens, Winnipeg, Manitoba]

[http://archbishop-of-ottawa.org/node/90 Departed Bishops in/of Canada]

[http://archbishop-of-ottawa.org/content/canadian-orthodox-church-history-project Canadian Orthodox Church History Project, no. 9a, pp. 43-56]

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