Archbishop Yurij enthroned as archbishop of Winnipeg

November 22, 2010, Winnipeg, Manitoba (ucc.ca) - The Ukrainian Canadian Congress celebrated the enthronement of His Eminence Archbishop Yurij as Archbishop of Winnipeg and Central Eparchy, and Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada.

The ceremony was attended by hundreds of participants, including the Metropolitan of the Greek Orthodox Church, His Eminence Archbishop Sotirios who represented Patriarch Bartholomew, the Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Catholic Church of Canada, Archbishop Lawrence and dozens of bishops and clergy from Canada and the United States.

During his address, Metropolitan Yurij underscored his desire to bring the Ukrainian churches together as they once were.

Delivering greetings from both the Ukrainian Canadian Congress and the Ukrainian World Congress on behalf of its president Eugene Czolij, UCC President Paul Grod personally congratulated His Excellency from the Ukrainian Canadian community and the Ukrainian Diaspora around the world. “During my address I called upon the leadership of the Ukrainian Orthodox and Catholic churches to unite as one Ukrainian Apostolic church. I further thanked Archbishop Yurij for his leadership and support on a variety of important issues for our community among which was his work in ensuring the Canadian Council of Churches issued a statement encouraging the Parliament of Canada and Prime Minister Stephen Harper to recognize the Holodomor as a genocide against the Ukrainian people. We are very fortunate to have Archbishop Yurij with us as both a spiritual and community leader. He has incredible intellect, humility and a tremendous sense of humour. I look forward to working closely with His Eminence for many years to come.”