Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Demetrius Ukrainian Catholic Church / Bjarmi Cemetery (Municipality of Bifrost-Riverton)

This cemetery in the Municipality of Bifrost-Riverton was the former site of St. Demetrius Ukrainian Catholic Church, built in 1921 by Ukrainian settlers in the Bjarmi area north of Arborg. The building was later moved to the Arborg & District Multicultural Heritage Village and refurbished as part of the Manitoba Prairie Churches project.

Bjarmi Cemetery (May 2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough St. Demetrius Ukrainian Catholic Church at the Arborg & District Multicultural Heritage Village (June 2015) Source: George Penner Interior of St. Demetrius Ukrainian Catholic Church at the Arborg & District Multicultural Heritage Village (September 2017) Source: George Penner Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.97110, W97.22640 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Arborg & District Multicultural Heritage Village (Arborg)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Prairie Churches Project / Manitoba Prairie Icons Project

Sources:

A list of burials in this cemetery is available from the Manitoba Genealogical Society, including a searchable online database available to members at the MGS Manitoba Name Index (MANI). Some additional information is contained in the 1996 MGS publication Carved in Stone: Manitoba Cemeteries and Burial Sites, revised edition, Special Projects Publication, 106 pages.

Ukrainian Catholic Churches of Winnipeg Archeparchy by Anna Maria Kowcz-Baran, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 1991.

St. Demetrius Ukrainian Catholic Church, Manitoba Historic Resources Branch.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and George Penner.

Page revised: 22 May 2021

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