Holy Ghost Ukrainian Church

Ukrainian Greek Catholic church in Canada
Church in Whitney Pier, Canada
  • English
  • Ukrainian
DenominationCatholic ChurchSui iuris churchUkrainian Greek CatholicTraditionByzantine RiteWebsiteukrainianparishsydney.caHistoryFormer name(s)Nykyta BudkaStatusParish ChurchFounded1912 (1912)EventsBurned 1933ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveYears built1913CompletedNov 1913ClergyPriest(s)Fr. Roman Dusanowskyj
Nova Scotia Heritage Property Act
TypeProvincially Registered PropertyDesignated1984Reference no.00PNS0030

Holy Ghost Ukrainian Church is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic church in Whitney Pier, a neighbourhood of Sydney, Nova Scotia. Founded in 1912, the parish serves the Ukrainian community in Cape Breton.[1] It is the only Ukrainian Greek Catholic church in Canada east of Montreal. Holy Ghost is a parish in the Montreal-Ottawa deanery of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Toronto and Eastern Canada.[2] The church was designated a Nova Scotian heritage property in 1984.[3]

The façade of the Holy Ghost Ukrainian Church, taken in 1934.

References

  1. ^ "Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Church". Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Church. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  2. ^ "The Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Toronto and Eastern Canada". The Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Toronto and Eastern Canada. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Holy Ghost Ukrainian Church". Canada's Historic Places. Parks Canada. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
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