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Chronology of Events in the History of the Cathedral of Sts. Volodymyr and Olha in Winnipeg

  • September 1, 1907: The parish was founded in Winnipeg at a meeting of the faithful with the participation of Fr. Mykola Strutynsky.
  • December 27, 1912: Blessed Bishop Nykyta Budka celebrated the first Bishop’s Divine Liturgy in the church of Saints Volodymyr and Olha.
  • April 25, 1913: The church of Sts. Volodymyr and Olha was elevated to the dignity of a pro-cathedral church.
  • March 1, 1920: The parish acquired land for the All Saints Cemetery in West St. Paul (11.33 hectares).
  • June 13, 1920: Consecration of the All Saints Cemetery by Bishop Nykyta Budka.
  • September 5, 1921: Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky visited the cathedral during his second pastoral visit to Canada.
  • 1926: The church was reconstructed and a large dome was installed.
  • September 26, 1948: Archbishop Vasyl Ladyka consecrated the cornerstone for the construction of a new church.
  • April 15, 1951: The new church of Sts. Volodymyr and Olha was officially opened in the presence of Cardinal James McGuigan of Toronto.
  • November 3, 1956: Pope Pius XII created the Winnipeg Metropolia, and the church became a metropolitan cathedral.
  • February 12, 1957: Bishop Maxim Hermaniuk was enthroned as the first Metropolitan of Winnipeg and All Canada.
  • June 21, 1968: Patriarch Yosyf Slipyj visited the cathedral for the first time, celebrating the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy.
  • April 1973: Patriarch Yosyf Slipyj presided over the Easter Liturgy in the cathedral.
  • July 2, 1972: Blessed Bishop Martyr Vasyl Velychkovsky celebrated the Hierarchical Liturgy in the cathedral.
  • June 12, 1977: Metropolitan Maxim Hermaniuk consecrated the cathedral and the main throne, enshrining the relics of Saint Josaphat Kuntsevych.
  • September 16, 1984: Saint Pope John Paul II visited the cathedral and consecrated a monument to Saint Volodymyr the Great in its courtyard.
  • June 1986: Major Archbishop Myroslav Ivan Cardinal Lubachivsky celebrated the Hierarchical Liturgy.
  • November 22, 1988: Metropolitan Maxim Hermaniuk celebrated the Thanksgiving Hierarchical Liturgy on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of his priesthood.
  • June 13, 1996: Episcopal consecration of Bishop Stefan Soroka.
  • February 11, 2006: Enthronement of Archbishop Lawrence Huculak as Metropolitan of Winnipeg.
  • September 9-15, 2012: Synod of Bishops of the UGCC and celebrations on the occasion of the arrival of the blessed martyr Bishop Nykyta Budka to Canada, with His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk leading the Hierarchical Liturgy.
  • November 8, 2023: Episcopal consecration of Bishop Michael Kwiatkowski, Bishop of New Westminster.
  • March 2, 2025: His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk celebrated the Divine Liturgy with Most Rev. Bryan Bayda, eparch of Toronto, and Most Rev. Andriy Rabiy, auxiliary bishop of Winnipeg, and about 1,200 faithful in presence.