Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church (276 Elizabeth Street, Neepawa)

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This Ukrainian Catholic church on Elizabeth Street in Neepawa was built in 1959, replacing an earlier structure from 1940. Painted imagery inside the church was done by Theodore Baran of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Clerics

Period

Cleric

1950-1952

Rev. Zachary Zolotyj

1953-1956

John Sholdak (1928-2004)

1957-1965

Rev. Volodymyr Slabyj

1966-1978

Rev. Volodymyr Luchkiw

1978-?

Rev. Emilian Pilkiw

?-1989

?

1989-1994

John Sholdak (1928-2004)

Photos & Coordinates

St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church in Neepawa

St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church in Neepawa (May 2015)
Source: George Penner

Aerial view of St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church in Neepawa

Aerial view of St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church in Neepawa (March 2024)
Source: George Penner

Interior of St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church in Neepawa

Interior of St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church in Neepawa (August 2017)
Source: George Penner

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.23718, W99.46555
denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

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

This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 31 March 2024

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