WINNIPEG - Metropolitan Wasyly, archbishop of Winnipeg and primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada (UOCC), died on January 10, at the age of 95, following a prolonged illness.
Metropolitan Wasyly was born Wasyl Fedak on November 1, 1909, in the village of Kadobivtsy, Bukovyna, Ukraine, into the family of Wasyl and Anastazia Fedak. He was brought to Canada by his parents in May of 1912 and settled in Sheho, Saskatchewan. Following completion of his secondary education he completed a course for teachers and assumed his teaching assignments in the Saskatchewan school system.
In 1932, he married Paraskeviya Tymoffee. He commenced theological studies in 1941 in the seminary of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada, which he completed in 1944. He was ordained into the diaconate on September 27, 1944, and into the priesthood on October 1, 1944. Following ordination Father Wasyl Fedak served parishes in the area of Sandy Lake, Manitoba, and travelled to Menzie, Vista, Angusville, Glen Elmo, Oakburn and Rossburn, Manitoba. He organized new parishes at Oakburn, Sandy Lake, Sich and Angusville, Manitoba.
In 1948 he was assigned to Grimsby, Ontario, but also served parishes in Oshawa, Long Branch, Waterford and St. Catharine's, Ontario. Due to his efforts, the parish in Welland joined the UOCC. He also travelled to Ottawa and Kirkland Lake in Ontario, and Rouyn and Noranda in Quebec.
In September 1951 he was appointed to St. Vladimir's Parish in Hamilton, Ontario, where he served for 29 years. His pastoral dedication resulted in the parish growing from 47 to 500 families - becoming one of the most developed parishes in the UOCC.
For his dedicated service, the Church awarded him all priestly honors, including the honor of protopresbyter in 1977. His activities went beyond his parish responsibilities. For 20 years he was the national chaplain of the Canadian Ukrainian Youth Association. For his tireless service he was inducted into the Hamilton Gallery of Distinction and received honors from the Province of Ontario.
Two years after the passing of his devoted wife, Dobrodiyika Paraskeviya, in April 1976, an Extraordinary Sobor of the UOCC in 1978 chose Father Wasyl as its candidate to the episcopacy.
On Sunday, July 16, 1978, at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Winnipeg Archimadrite Wasyly was consecrated into the episcopacy with the title of bishop of Saskatoon, vicar of the Central Eparchy, by Metropolitan Andrew of Winnipeg and All-Canada, Archbishop Boris of Edmonton and the Western Eparchy, and Bishop Mykolai of Toronto and the Eastern Eparchy.
Following the passing of Archbishop Mykolai in 1981, Bishop Wasyly became acting bishop of the Eastern Eparchy, and in November 1983 he was elevated to archbishop of Toronto and the Eastern Eparchy. The 17th Sobor of the UOCC in 1985 chose Archbishop Wasyly as its metropolitan and primate with the title "His Beatitude," and chancellor of St. Andrew's College.
During his service as metropolitan, Vladyka Wasyly led the Church in celebrating the Millennium of the Baptism of Ukraine, the centenary of Ukrainian Immigration to Canada and the 75th anniversary of the UOCC.
He established eucharistic union with the Patriarchate of Constantinople, in 1990, and oversaw the UOCC's membership in the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the Americas. During this time, the UOCC also became a member of the Canadian Council of Churches. In 1995 he initiated the establishment of the Permanent Conference of Ukrainian Orthodox Bishops Beyond the Borders of Ukraine. He participated in creating a Conference of Orthodox Bishops of Canada and an Orthodox-Roman Catholic Dialogue in Canada.
As metropolitan he worked closely with the World Congress of Free Ukrainians and the Canadian Ukrainian Congress.
In 1993 Metropolitan Wasyly led a delegation to visit Ukraine, which had proclaimed its independence and sovereignty in 1991. This was an opportunity to become better acquainted with the hierarchs and complex situation in Orthodoxy in Ukraine. He felt it his duty to contribute to the establishment of one, recognized, local Orthodox Church in his ancestral homeland and he was uplifted to see his brothers and sisters choosing an open and democratic form of government and society.
Among the many honors bestowed upon Metropolitan Wasyly were an honorary doctorate of divinity from St. Andrew's College, an honorary doctorate in canon law from the Ukrainian Free University in Munich, the Centenary Medal and the Shevchenko Medal from the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, the Governor General's Medal in honor of Canada's 125th Anniversary, the Queen Elizabeth II 50th Anniversary Medal and the highest award of the Governor General of Canada, the Officer of the Order of Canada Medal.
The Orthodox rite of burial of a hierarch took place at the Holy Trinity All-Canada Metropolitan Cathedral in Winnipeg. The hierarchical funeral service commenced on Friday, January 21; the hierarchical divine liturgy and completion of the funeral rite were held Saturday, January 22, followed by the interment at Glen Eden Cemetery. Following the interment, a memorial luncheon was held at the Holy Trinity Auditorium.
The main celebrant of the funeral services was Archbishop John, archbishop of Edmonton and the Western Diocese, acting primate of the UOCC. Concelebrants were Archbishop Yurij of Toronto and the Eastern Diocese, and visiting hierarchs and clergy of the UOCC.
The passing of Metropolitan Wasyly has impoverished his brother bishops, together with the Rt. Rev. Mitred William Makarenko, chair of the Presidium of the Consistory of the UOCC, the members of the Presidium and Full Consistory of the UOCC, and his spiritual children - the clergy and laity of the UOCC.
Metropolitan Wasyly's loss is felt most deeply by his sons by marriage to Paraskeviya (née Tymoffee) Fedak, who predeceased her husband in 1976: Justice Eugene Fedak; Jaroslaw Fedak, and Emil Fedak, along with their families; and his sister, Irene Melnyshuk; his niece and care-giver, Nadia Hudyma; and his personal secretary, the Rev. Fr. Cornell Zubritsky.
Metropolitan Wasyly was born Wasyl Fedak on November 1, 1909, in the village of Kadobivtsy, Bukovyna, Ukraine, into the family of Wasyl and Anastazia Fedak. He was brought to Canada by his parents in May of 1912 and settled in Sheho, Saskatchewan. Following completion of his secondary education he completed a course for teachers and assumed his teaching assignments in the Saskatchewan school system.
In 1932, he married Paraskeviya Tymoffee. He commenced theological studies in 1941 in the seminary of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada, which he completed in 1944. He was ordained into the diaconate on September 27, 1944, and into the priesthood on October 1, 1944. Following ordination Father Wasyl Fedak served parishes in the area of Sandy Lake, Manitoba, and travelled to Menzie, Vista, Angusville, Glen Elmo, Oakburn and Rossburn, Manitoba. He organized new parishes at Oakburn, Sandy Lake, Sich and Angusville, Manitoba.
In 1948 he was assigned to Grimsby, Ontario, but also served parishes in Oshawa, Long Branch, Waterford and St. Catharine's, Ontario. Due to his efforts, the parish in Welland joined the UOCC. He also travelled to Ottawa and Kirkland Lake in Ontario, and Rouyn and Noranda in Quebec.
In September 1951 he was appointed to St. Vladimir's Parish in Hamilton, Ontario, where he served for 29 years. His pastoral dedication resulted in the parish growing from 47 to 500 families - becoming one of the most developed parishes in the UOCC.
For his dedicated service, the Church awarded him all priestly honors, including the honor of protopresbyter in 1977. His activities went beyond his parish responsibilities. For 20 years he was the national chaplain of the Canadian Ukrainian Youth Association. For his tireless service he was inducted into the Hamilton Gallery of Distinction and received honors from the Province of Ontario.
Two years after the passing of his devoted wife, Dobrodiyika Paraskeviya, in April 1976, an Extraordinary Sobor of the UOCC in 1978 chose Father Wasyl as its candidate to the episcopacy.
On Sunday, July 16, 1978, at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Winnipeg Archimadrite Wasyly was consecrated into the episcopacy with the title of bishop of Saskatoon, vicar of the Central Eparchy, by Metropolitan Andrew of Winnipeg and All-Canada, Archbishop Boris of Edmonton and the Western Eparchy, and Bishop Mykolai of Toronto and the Eastern Eparchy.
Following the passing of Archbishop Mykolai in 1981, Bishop Wasyly became acting bishop of the Eastern Eparchy, and in November 1983 he was elevated to archbishop of Toronto and the Eastern Eparchy. The 17th Sobor of the UOCC in 1985 chose Archbishop Wasyly as its metropolitan and primate with the title "His Beatitude," and chancellor of St. Andrew's College.
During his service as metropolitan, Vladyka Wasyly led the Church in celebrating the Millennium of the Baptism of Ukraine, the centenary of Ukrainian Immigration to Canada and the 75th anniversary of the UOCC.
He established eucharistic union with the Patriarchate of Constantinople, in 1990, and oversaw the UOCC's membership in the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the Americas. During this time, the UOCC also became a member of the Canadian Council of Churches. In 1995 he initiated the establishment of the Permanent Conference of Ukrainian Orthodox Bishops Beyond the Borders of Ukraine. He participated in creating a Conference of Orthodox Bishops of Canada and an Orthodox-Roman Catholic Dialogue in Canada.
As metropolitan he worked closely with the World Congress of Free Ukrainians and the Canadian Ukrainian Congress.
In 1993 Metropolitan Wasyly led a delegation to visit Ukraine, which had proclaimed its independence and sovereignty in 1991. This was an opportunity to become better acquainted with the hierarchs and complex situation in Orthodoxy in Ukraine. He felt it his duty to contribute to the establishment of one, recognized, local Orthodox Church in his ancestral homeland and he was uplifted to see his brothers and sisters choosing an open and democratic form of government and society.
Among the many honors bestowed upon Metropolitan Wasyly were an honorary doctorate of divinity from St. Andrew's College, an honorary doctorate in canon law from the Ukrainian Free University in Munich, the Centenary Medal and the Shevchenko Medal from the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, the Governor General's Medal in honor of Canada's 125th Anniversary, the Queen Elizabeth II 50th Anniversary Medal and the highest award of the Governor General of Canada, the Officer of the Order of Canada Medal.
The Orthodox rite of burial of a hierarch took place at the Holy Trinity All-Canada Metropolitan Cathedral in Winnipeg. The hierarchical funeral service commenced on Friday, January 21; the hierarchical divine liturgy and completion of the funeral rite were held Saturday, January 22, followed by the interment at Glen Eden Cemetery. Following the interment, a memorial luncheon was held at the Holy Trinity Auditorium.
The main celebrant of the funeral services was Archbishop John, archbishop of Edmonton and the Western Diocese, acting primate of the UOCC. Concelebrants were Archbishop Yurij of Toronto and the Eastern Diocese, and visiting hierarchs and clergy of the UOCC.
The passing of Metropolitan Wasyly has impoverished his brother bishops, together with the Rt. Rev. Mitred William Makarenko, chair of the Presidium of the Consistory of the UOCC, the members of the Presidium and Full Consistory of the UOCC, and his spiritual children - the clergy and laity of the UOCC.
Metropolitan Wasyly's loss is felt most deeply by his sons by marriage to Paraskeviya (née Tymoffee) Fedak, who predeceased her husband in 1976: Justice Eugene Fedak; Jaroslaw Fedak, and Emil Fedak, along with their families; and his sister, Irene Melnyshuk; his niece and care-giver, Nadia Hudyma; and his personal secretary, the Rev. Fr. Cornell Zubritsky.
WINNIPEG - Metropolitan Wasyly, archbishop of Winnipeg and primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada (UOCC), died on January 10, at the age of 95, following a prolonged illness.
Metropolitan Wasyly was born Wasyl Fedak on November 1, 1909, in the village of Kadobivtsy, Bukovyna, Ukraine, into the family of Wasyl and Anastazia Fedak. He was brought to Canada by his parents in May of 1912 and settled in Sheho, Saskatchewan. Following completion of his secondary education he completed a course for teachers and assumed his teaching assignments in the Saskatchewan school system.
In 1932, he married Paraskeviya Tymoffee. He commenced theological studies in 1941 in the seminary of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada, which he completed in 1944. He was ordained into the diaconate on September 27, 1944, and into the priesthood on October 1, 1944. Following ordination Father Wasyl Fedak served parishes in the area of Sandy Lake, Manitoba, and travelled to Menzie, Vista, Angusville, Glen Elmo, Oakburn and Rossburn, Manitoba. He organized new parishes at Oakburn, Sandy Lake, Sich and Angusville, Manitoba.
In 1948 he was assigned to Grimsby, Ontario, but also served parishes in Oshawa, Long Branch, Waterford and St. Catharine's, Ontario. Due to his efforts, the parish in Welland joined the UOCC. He also travelled to Ottawa and Kirkland Lake in Ontario, and Rouyn and Noranda in Quebec.
In September 1951 he was appointed to St. Vladimir's Parish in Hamilton, Ontario, where he served for 29 years. His pastoral dedication resulted in the parish growing from 47 to 500 families - becoming one of the most developed parishes in the UOCC.
For his dedicated service, the Church awarded him all priestly honors, including the honor of protopresbyter in 1977. His activities went beyond his parish responsibilities. For 20 years he was the national chaplain of the Canadian Ukrainian Youth Association. For his tireless service he was inducted into the Hamilton Gallery of Distinction and received honors from the Province of Ontario.
Two years after the passing of his devoted wife, Dobrodiyika Paraskeviya, in April 1976, an Extraordinary Sobor of the UOCC in 1978 chose Father Wasyl as its candidate to the episcopacy.
On Sunday, July 16, 1978, at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Winnipeg Archimadrite Wasyly was consecrated into the episcopacy with the title of bishop of Saskatoon, vicar of the Central Eparchy, by Metropolitan Andrew of Winnipeg and All-Canada, Archbishop Boris of Edmonton and the Western Eparchy, and Bishop Mykolai of Toronto and the Eastern Eparchy.
Following the passing of Archbishop Mykolai in 1981, Bishop Wasyly became acting bishop of the Eastern Eparchy, and in November 1983 he was elevated to archbishop of Toronto and the Eastern Eparchy. The 17th Sobor of the UOCC in 1985 chose Archbishop Wasyly as its metropolitan and primate with the title "His Beatitude," and chancellor of St. Andrew's College.
During his service as metropolitan, Vladyka Wasyly led the Church in celebrating the Millennium of the Baptism of Ukraine, the centenary of Ukrainian Immigration to Canada and the 75th anniversary of the UOCC.
He established eucharistic union with the Patriarchate of Constantinople, in 1990, and oversaw the UOCC's membership in the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the Americas. During this time, the UOCC also became a member of the Canadian Council of Churches. In 1995 he initiated the establishment of the Permanent Conference of Ukrainian Orthodox Bishops Beyond the Borders of Ukraine. He participated in creating a Conference of Orthodox Bishops of Canada and an Orthodox-Roman Catholic Dialogue in Canada.
As metropolitan he worked closely with the World Congress of Free Ukrainians and the Canadian Ukrainian Congress.
In 1993 Metropolitan Wasyly led a delegation to visit Ukraine, which had proclaimed its independence and sovereignty in 1991. This was an opportunity to become better acquainted with the hierarchs and complex situation in Orthodoxy in Ukraine. He felt it his duty to contribute to the establishment of one, recognized, local Orthodox Church in his ancestral homeland and he was uplifted to see his brothers and sisters choosing an open and democratic form of government and society.
Among the many honors bestowed upon Metropolitan Wasyly were an honorary doctorate of divinity from St. Andrew's College, an honorary doctorate in canon law from the Ukrainian Free University in Munich, the Centenary Medal and the Shevchenko Medal from the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, the Governor General's Medal in honor of Canada's 125th Anniversary, the Queen Elizabeth II 50th Anniversary Medal and the highest award of the Governor General of Canada, the Officer of the Order of Canada Medal.
The Orthodox rite of burial of a hierarch took place at the Holy Trinity All-Canada Metropolitan Cathedral in Winnipeg. The hierarchical funeral service commenced on Friday, January 21; the hierarchical divine liturgy and completion of the funeral rite were held Saturday, January 22, followed by the interment at Glen Eden Cemetery. Following the interment, a memorial luncheon was held at the Holy Trinity Auditorium.
The main celebrant of the funeral services was Archbishop John, archbishop of Edmonton and the Western Diocese, acting primate of the UOCC. Concelebrants were Archbishop Yurij of Toronto and the Eastern Diocese, and visiting hierarchs and clergy of the UOCC.
The passing of Metropolitan Wasyly has impoverished his brother bishops, together with the Rt. Rev. Mitred William Makarenko, chair of the Presidium of the Consistory of the UOCC, the members of the Presidium and Full Consistory of the UOCC, and his spiritual children - the clergy and laity of the UOCC.
Metropolitan Wasyly's loss is felt most deeply by his sons by marriage to Paraskeviya (née Tymoffee) Fedak, who predeceased her husband in 1976: Justice Eugene Fedak; Jaroslaw Fedak, and Emil Fedak, along with their families; and his sister, Irene Melnyshuk; his niece and care-giver, Nadia Hudyma; and his personal secretary, the Rev. Fr. Cornell Zubritsky.
Metropolitan Wasyly was born Wasyl Fedak on November 1, 1909, in the village of Kadobivtsy, Bukovyna, Ukraine, into the family of Wasyl and Anastazia Fedak. He was brought to Canada by his parents in May of 1912 and settled in Sheho, Saskatchewan. Following completion of his secondary education he completed a course for teachers and assumed his teaching assignments in the Saskatchewan school system.
In 1932, he married Paraskeviya Tymoffee. He commenced theological studies in 1941 in the seminary of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada, which he completed in 1944. He was ordained into the diaconate on September 27, 1944, and into the priesthood on October 1, 1944. Following ordination Father Wasyl Fedak served parishes in the area of Sandy Lake, Manitoba, and travelled to Menzie, Vista, Angusville, Glen Elmo, Oakburn and Rossburn, Manitoba. He organized new parishes at Oakburn, Sandy Lake, Sich and Angusville, Manitoba.
In 1948 he was assigned to Grimsby, Ontario, but also served parishes in Oshawa, Long Branch, Waterford and St. Catharine's, Ontario. Due to his efforts, the parish in Welland joined the UOCC. He also travelled to Ottawa and Kirkland Lake in Ontario, and Rouyn and Noranda in Quebec.
In September 1951 he was appointed to St. Vladimir's Parish in Hamilton, Ontario, where he served for 29 years. His pastoral dedication resulted in the parish growing from 47 to 500 families - becoming one of the most developed parishes in the UOCC.
For his dedicated service, the Church awarded him all priestly honors, including the honor of protopresbyter in 1977. His activities went beyond his parish responsibilities. For 20 years he was the national chaplain of the Canadian Ukrainian Youth Association. For his tireless service he was inducted into the Hamilton Gallery of Distinction and received honors from the Province of Ontario.
Two years after the passing of his devoted wife, Dobrodiyika Paraskeviya, in April 1976, an Extraordinary Sobor of the UOCC in 1978 chose Father Wasyl as its candidate to the episcopacy.
On Sunday, July 16, 1978, at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Winnipeg Archimadrite Wasyly was consecrated into the episcopacy with the title of bishop of Saskatoon, vicar of the Central Eparchy, by Metropolitan Andrew of Winnipeg and All-Canada, Archbishop Boris of Edmonton and the Western Eparchy, and Bishop Mykolai of Toronto and the Eastern Eparchy.
Following the passing of Archbishop Mykolai in 1981, Bishop Wasyly became acting bishop of the Eastern Eparchy, and in November 1983 he was elevated to archbishop of Toronto and the Eastern Eparchy. The 17th Sobor of the UOCC in 1985 chose Archbishop Wasyly as its metropolitan and primate with the title "His Beatitude," and chancellor of St. Andrew's College.
During his service as metropolitan, Vladyka Wasyly led the Church in celebrating the Millennium of the Baptism of Ukraine, the centenary of Ukrainian Immigration to Canada and the 75th anniversary of the UOCC.
He established eucharistic union with the Patriarchate of Constantinople, in 1990, and oversaw the UOCC's membership in the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the Americas. During this time, the UOCC also became a member of the Canadian Council of Churches. In 1995 he initiated the establishment of the Permanent Conference of Ukrainian Orthodox Bishops Beyond the Borders of Ukraine. He participated in creating a Conference of Orthodox Bishops of Canada and an Orthodox-Roman Catholic Dialogue in Canada.
As metropolitan he worked closely with the World Congress of Free Ukrainians and the Canadian Ukrainian Congress.
In 1993 Metropolitan Wasyly led a delegation to visit Ukraine, which had proclaimed its independence and sovereignty in 1991. This was an opportunity to become better acquainted with the hierarchs and complex situation in Orthodoxy in Ukraine. He felt it his duty to contribute to the establishment of one, recognized, local Orthodox Church in his ancestral homeland and he was uplifted to see his brothers and sisters choosing an open and democratic form of government and society.
Among the many honors bestowed upon Metropolitan Wasyly were an honorary doctorate of divinity from St. Andrew's College, an honorary doctorate in canon law from the Ukrainian Free University in Munich, the Centenary Medal and the Shevchenko Medal from the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, the Governor General's Medal in honor of Canada's 125th Anniversary, the Queen Elizabeth II 50th Anniversary Medal and the highest award of the Governor General of Canada, the Officer of the Order of Canada Medal.
The Orthodox rite of burial of a hierarch took place at the Holy Trinity All-Canada Metropolitan Cathedral in Winnipeg. The hierarchical funeral service commenced on Friday, January 21; the hierarchical divine liturgy and completion of the funeral rite were held Saturday, January 22, followed by the interment at Glen Eden Cemetery. Following the interment, a memorial luncheon was held at the Holy Trinity Auditorium.
The main celebrant of the funeral services was Archbishop John, archbishop of Edmonton and the Western Diocese, acting primate of the UOCC. Concelebrants were Archbishop Yurij of Toronto and the Eastern Diocese, and visiting hierarchs and clergy of the UOCC.
The passing of Metropolitan Wasyly has impoverished his brother bishops, together with the Rt. Rev. Mitred William Makarenko, chair of the Presidium of the Consistory of the UOCC, the members of the Presidium and Full Consistory of the UOCC, and his spiritual children - the clergy and laity of the UOCC.
Metropolitan Wasyly's loss is felt most deeply by his sons by marriage to Paraskeviya (née Tymoffee) Fedak, who predeceased her husband in 1976: Justice Eugene Fedak; Jaroslaw Fedak, and Emil Fedak, along with their families; and his sister, Irene Melnyshuk; his niece and care-giver, Nadia Hudyma; and his personal secretary, the Rev. Fr. Cornell Zubritsky.
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