Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church and Cemetery (Lowland, RM of Lac du Bonnet)

This church near Lowland in the Rural Municipality of Lac du Bonnet was constructed in 1937. Among the clerics who served the congregation were Rev. Joseph Kormylo, Rev. Stefan Borys, Rev. Ivan Iwanchuk, and Rev. Mitred Simon Izyk (1980s).

St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church

St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church (June 2015)
Source: George Penner

Interior of the St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church

Interior of the St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church (August 2016)
Source: George Penner

St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery

St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery (June 2015)
Source: George Penner

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.25330, W96.35163
denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

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

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.

St John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church Cemetery - Lowland MB, Waymarking.

This page was prepared by George Penner, Peter McLure, and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 31 January 2021

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