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This Ukrainian Catholic church at Cowan, in the Rural Municipality of Mountain, was built between 1951 and 1952, replacing an earlier structure from 1918. Paintings, a bell, and other artifacts were moved into the new church. Monthly Ukrainian Catholic services were celebrated with priests from Sifton until 1949. The building was also used for Roman Catholic services. As population of the area declined, the frequency of services decreased. Today, an annual service is held.
Period
Cleric
Before 1918
Father A. Sabourin
1918-1933
?
1933-1941
Father John Kolcun
1941-1942
Father Walter Ferman
1942-1945
Father Joseph Bala
1945-1957
Father Anton Luhoway
1948-1953
Father Michael Klymchak
1953-1957
Father Michael Romanchuk
1957-1961
Father Andrew Zayac
1961-1993
Father Veldymar Panchyshyn
1993
Father Kawiuks
1995-1996
Father Panchyshyn
1997
Father James Scharinger
1998
Father Michael Tkachuk
1999
Father Mark Gnutel
2001
Father Eugene Rudechek
2003
Father Oleg Bodnarski
2005
Father Jaraslaw Struklyak
Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Church at Cowan (August 2015)
Source: George Penner
Interior of Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Church at Cowan (June 2009)
Source: Manny Jacob
Interior of Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Church at Cowan (May 2019)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N52.03263, W100.64924
denoted by symbol on the map above
Ukrainian Catholic Churches of Winnipeg Archeparchy by Anna Maria Kowcz-Baran, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 1991.
Cowan Then and Now: 1898-2010 by Cowan History Book Committee, 2010, page 323.
We thank Manny Jacob for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 28 May 2023
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