Archbishop of Edmonton and Western Canada
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Eparchy
Eparchy is an anglicized Greek word , authentically Latinized as eparchia and loosely translating as 'rule over something,' like province, prefecture, or territory, to have the jurisdiction over, it has specific meanings both in politics, history and in the hierarchy of the Eastern Christian...
of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada is an Eastern Orthodox Church in Canada, primarily serving Ukrainian Canadians. Its former name was the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church of Canada ...
, which itself is under the Ecumenical Patriarchate. The current bishop for the eparchy is His Grace Bishop Ilarion (Roman Rudnyk), and he is stylized as: Bishop of Edmonton, and the Western Eparchy. The last serving bishop for the diocese was Metropolitan John (Stinka)
Metropolitan John (Stinka)
Metropolitan John , full title: His Eminence, Metropolitan John, Archbishop of Winnipeg, and of the Central Diocese, Metropolitan of Canada, is the head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada. He was enthroned as Metropolitan of Canada on July 23, 2006.-Priesthood:In the fall of 1969, John...
, who went on to become the UOCC's Metropolitan, and Archbishop of Winnipeg. His Eminence served in the capacity as "Bishop of Edmonton" for 20 years (1985-2005). Bishop Ilarion was elected as Bishop of Edmonton at the Ukrainian Orthodox Church's Sobor (Church Council) on August 23, 2008, in Saskatoon
Saskatoon
Saskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....
, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
. This election was later ratified by the Ecumenical Patriarchate's Holy and Sacred Synod, and his Grace was enthroned as Bishop of Edmonton on Sunday, October 26, 2008 at St. John's Cathedral by His Eminence Metropolitan John.
The Western Eparchy consists of the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
provinces of Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
and British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, and has about 60 churches (most of them country churches), and 2 cathedral churches (St. John's Cathedral, Edmonton
St. John's Cathedral, Edmonton
St. John Cathedral, in Edmonton, is the throne of the Bishop of the Western Eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada. The current Bishop for the Cathedral is his Grace Bishop Ilarion .-Cultural Centre:St...
, and Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral (Vancouver)
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral (Vancouver)
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral is a Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is located on East 10th Street just west of Main Street.- History :...
).
List of Bishops
- Andrew (Metiuk) (1958-1975)
- Boris (Yakovkevych) (1975-1983)
- John (Stinka) (1985-2005)
- Ilarion (Roman Rudnyk) (2008-)
See also
- Ukrainian Orthodox Church of CanadaUkrainian Orthodox Church of CanadaThe Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada is an Eastern Orthodox Church in Canada, primarily serving Ukrainian Canadians. Its former name was the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church of Canada ...
- St. John's Cathedral, EdmontonSt. John's Cathedral, EdmontonSt. John Cathedral, in Edmonton, is the throne of the Bishop of the Western Eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada. The current Bishop for the Cathedral is his Grace Bishop Ilarion .-Cultural Centre:St...
- Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral (Vancouver)Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral (Vancouver)Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral is a Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is located on East 10th Street just west of Main Street.- History :...