Historic Sites of Manitoba: Mother of Perpetual Help Ukrainian Catholic Church / St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church (580 Talbot Avenue, Winnipeg)

Link to:
Clerics | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

This church on Talbot Avenue in Winnipeg was designed by Philip Ruh and erected between 1942 and 1952. Known originally as Mother of Perpetual Help Ukrainian Catholic Church, it was taken over by the Serbian Orthodox Church in 1974.

Clerics

Period	Cleric
1942-1948	Rev. Ihor Shpytkowsky
1948	Rev. Michael Melnyk
1948-1952	Rev. Peter Romanyshyn
1952-1965	Rev. Stephen Semchuk
1965-1989	John Sholdak (1928-2004)

Photos & Coordinates

St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church (May 2015) Source: George Penner Interior of St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church (August 2015) Source: George Penner Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.90552, W97.09892 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.

Page revised: 13 February 2021

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