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This Winnipeg church which seats 750, replaced an older wooden structure at 612 Flora Avenue. The traditional Ukrainian Catholic church and adjoining monastery, both of Tyndall stone exterior, were built at a cost $750,000. The featured concrete dome form trust and stress was designed by the local architectural firm of Green, Blankstein, Russell and Associates. Also involved with the building process was parishioner-architect Alex W. Nitchuk as project manager, designer Bernard Brown, and structural engineer S. J. Borgford. The construction involved some 2,000 cubic yards of concrete. The main entrance to the church featured a raised forecourt with a central pool and fountain, both since removed. The congregation is served by the Monastery for the Basilian Order of Monks.
The church was dedicated on 10 July 1966 by Metropolitan Maxim Hermaniuk at a ceremony attended by some 2000 guests. Dignitaries included municipal and provincial officials, amongst whom were Premier Duff Roblin and Winnipeg Mayor Stephen Juba, along with numerous Ukrainian Catholic Church officials, notably Vicar-General Basil Kushnir, Very Reverend Myron Daciuk, Very Reverend Nicholas Kohut (New York, USA), Very Reverend Jerome Chimy (Rome, Italy), father provincial Very Reverend Paul Magula, Winnipeg chancellor of the Ukrainian Catholic Archdiocese Very Reverend Monsignor D. Shewchuk, Dean of Winnipeg Very Reverend Monsignor J. Pulak, and the Very Reverend Stephan Semchuk.
Period
Cleric
1904-1906
Matthew Myron Hura (1873-1925)
1907-1922
Athanasius Nicholas Filipow (1870-1937)
1922-1924
Matthew Myron Hura (1873-1925)
1924-1933
Athanasius Nicholas Filipow (1870-1937)
1933-1935
Nicon Horechko
1935-1937
Basil Volodymyr Kamenecky (1898-1970)
1937-1940
George Gabriel Zydan (1896-1977)
1940-1942
Josaphat John Tymochko (1896-1969)
1942-1950
Joseph Senkiw
1950
Basil Volodymyr Kamenecky (1898-1970)
1950-1958
Ambrose Andrew Wynnyk (1903-1966)
1958-1964
Raphael Stephen Melnyk (1923-1990)
1964-1970
Volodymyr Basil “Vladimir” Shewchuk (1917-1994)
1970-1976
Myron Michael Daciuk (1919-1996)
1976-1982
Raphael Stephen Melnyk (1923-1990)
1982-1985
Leon Yakubow
1985-1995
Cornelius Pasichny
1995-2000
Joseph Pidskalny
2000-?
Athanasius McVay
Postcard view of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church (no date)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough, 2023-0037
St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church (October 2014)
Source: Nathan Kramer
Aerial view of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church (June 2020)
Source: George Penner
Interior of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church (December 2015)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.93215, W97.14718
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
MHS Centennial Organization: St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Holy Family Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery (4365 Main Street, RM of West St. Paul)
“New churches for the West,” Winnipeg Tribune, 11 May 1904, page 1.
“[Excavation ...],” Winnipeg Tribune, July 1904, page 10.
“Church completion,” Winnipeg Tribune, 10 December 1904, page 6.
“New St. Nicholas dedication Sunday,” Winnipeg Free Press, 9 July 1966, page 28.
St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church: Celebrating 100 Years—Together for Tomorrow Winnipeg: St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, 2006. GEN F 5649.W55 St.Nic.1 [Legislative Library]
St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, Historical Highlights, Present Building, and Necrology.
We thank George Penner for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 28 April 2023
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