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This one-storey brick building on McGregor Street in Winnipeg, measuring 40 feet by 120 feet, was built between mid-1941 and early 1942 at an initial cost of about $45,000. With a seating capacity for 600 people, it was the first Sts. Vladimir and Olga Ukrainian Catholic Church.
The church opened officially on the 6 January 1942. In 1951, when the new Cathedral was completed next door, the building was converted into the Parish Hall. In February 2018, both structures became municipally-designated historic buildings.
Period
Cleric
1899-1901
Rev. Damaskyn Polivka
1901
Rev. Ivan Zaklynsky
1902
Rev. Basil Zholdak
1902
Rev. Ivan Zaklynsky
1904
Rev. Matthew Hura
1907
Rev. Mykola Strutynsky
1908-1909
Rev. Thomas Wasylewych
1909-1910
Rev. Julian Humecky
1910-1913
Rev. Emilian Krasicky
1913
Rev. Joseph Bala
1913-1914
Rev. Roman Krupa
1914
Rev. Michael Kuzmiak
1914-1917
Rev. Michael Olenchuk
1917-1920
Rev. Peter Oleksiw
1920-1923
Rev. Michael Olenchuk
1923-1924
Rev. Roman Krupa
1924-1930
Rev. Peter Oleksiw
1930-1931
Rev. Ambrose Redkevych
1931-1934
Rev. Myron Krywuckyj
1934-1951
Wasyl “Basil” Kushnir (1893-1979)
After 1951
Sts. Vladimir and Olga Ukrainian Catholic Church (1942)
Source: Winnipeg Free Press, 7 January 1942, page 13.
Sts. Vladimir and Olga Ukrainian Catholic Parish Hall (April 2024)
Source: Jordan Makichuk
Rear of the Sts. Vladimir and Olga Ukrainian Catholic Parish Hall (April 2017)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Interior of Sts. Vladimir and Olga Ukrainian Catholic Parish Hall (April 2017)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Location (lat/long): N49.91556, W97.14970
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Sts. Vladimir and Olga Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral (115 McGregor Street, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Volodymyr Monument (McGregor Street, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 2299/1941, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“New church features permits issued for city construction,” Winnipeg Free Press, 9 August 1941, page 5.
“New church building is opened,” Winnipeg Free Press, 7 January 1942, page 13.
“Ukrainian Christmas is marked by first service in new church,” Winnipeg Free Press, 7 January 1942, page 13.
Ukrainian Catholic Churches of Winnipeg Archeparchy by Anna Maria Kowcz-Baran, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 1991.
Ukrainian Metropolitan Cathedral of Sts. Vladimir and Olga and Parish Hall by Murray Peterson, City of Winnipeg Historical Buildings & Resources Committee, April 2017.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 7 May 2024
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