Maxim Hermaniuk

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Maxim Hermaniuk CSsR OC ( Ukrainian Максим Германюк Maksym Hermanjuk ; born October 30, 1911 in Nowe Selo , Galicia , Austria-Hungary ; † May 3, 1996 in Winnipeg , Canada ) was the first metropolitan of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Canada and archbishop from Winnipeg .

Life

Maxim Hermaniuk was the son of Nikita Maxim Hermaniuk and his wife Anna, a née Monchuk. He attended elementary school in his home town of Nowe Selo in what is now the Ukrainian Oblast of Lviv and, after graduating from high school , entered the Redemptorist Order in 1932 . Until 1934 he studied philosophy at the seminary of the Redemptorists , after which a four-year course at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium followed. In 1938 he returned to his home and was on 4 September of the same year by Bishop Nicholas Charnetsky CSsR for religious priests of the Redemptorist consecrated . In 1939 he continued his studies at the Catholic University in Leuven. At the same time he completed a degree in oriental languages ​​and history at the University's Oriental Institute. He completed his studies in 1940 and 1942 each with an academic degree . 1943 doctorate Father Maxim for a doctor of theology and obtained the licentiate . He taught moral philosophy and sociology at the Catholic University of Leuven and led theological seminars in Hebrew .

Pastor in Belgium

After 1945, Father Maxim looked after Ukrainian migrants in Belgium and cultivated the Byzantine rite of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church with them . He was soon a co-founder and organizer of the “Ukrainian Aid Committee in Belgium” and looked after Ukrainian emigrants to Canada. Between 1945 and 1948 he founded a magazine for Ukrainian emigrants, a publishing house for religious literature and was chairman of the “Ukrainian Press Information” in Belgium. He organized scholarships for Ukrainian young people and supported their studies at the Catholic University of Leuven. After building a youth home for Ukrainian students, he became a student pastor and took part in international student congresses in Switzerland , Germany and Spain .

Metropolitan in Canada

In 1948, Father Hermaniuk followed the call to Canada and became Provincial of the Province of Ontario . He has taught moral theology and theology at the Waterford, Ontario seminary . In October 1950 he took a pastor's position in Toronto .

On January 13, 1951 he was named titular bishop of Sinna and appointed auxiliary bishop in the Apostolic Exarchate of Manitoba and on June 29, 1951 in the cathedral “St. Vladimir and Olga "by Archbishop Basile Vladimir Ladyka OSBM, the Apostolic Exarch of Canada , for consecrated bishop . On March 13, 1955, he was named Coadjutor Bishop of Manitoba. On April 5, 1956, he took over the office of Apostolic Administrator in the newly established Archeparchy of Winnipeg and on November 3, 1956, was appointed Metropolitan and Archbishop of Winnipeg.

He was the council father in the four sessions of the Second Vatican Council . From 1969 to 1974 he was President of the Synod of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. In 1992 he went into age-related retirement.

Ordinations and Consecrations

As archbishop and metropolitan, he ordained some candidates for priesthood as priests and consecrated several priests as bishops as main consecrator and co- consecrator .

Ordinations

Michel Hrynchyshyn CSsR, Peter Stasiuk CSsR and Stephen Soroka

Main consecrator

Ivan Prasko (titular bishop of Zygris ), Volodymyr Malanczuk CSsR (titular bishop of Epiphany in Syria ), Jerome Isidor Chimy OSBM (Bishop of New Westminster ), Myron Michael Daciuk OSBM (titular bishop of Thyatira ), Michael Bzdel CSsR (Archbishop of Winnipeg), Peter Stasiuk CSsR (Bishop of Melbourne ), Roman Danylak (Titular Bishop of Nyssa ) and Sewerian Stefan Yakymyshyn OSBM (Bishop of New Westminster)

Co-consecrator

Stephan John Kocisko (Titular Bishop of Theveste ), Myroslav Ivan Lubachivsky (Bishop of Philadelphia ), Michael Hrynchyshyn CSsR (Titular Bishop of Zygris) and Michael Kuchmiak CSsR (Titular Bishop of Agathopolis )

Honors

In 1982 Archbishop Maxim Hermaniuk was appointed "Officer of the Order of Canada " (OC) by the Governor General of Canada Edward Schreyer .

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  1. ↑ Blessed Mykolay Charnetskyi was titular bishop of Lebedus and apostolic visitor for the Ukrainian Catholics in the Volyn and Pidliashsha region (Ukraine)
predecessor Office successor
Basile Vladimir Ladyka OSBM Archbishop of Winnipeg
1956–1992 		Michael Bzdel CSsR
personal data
SURNAME Hermaniuk, Maxim
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Германюк, Максим (Ukrainian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Ukrainian clergyman, Archbishop of Winnipeg
DATE OF BIRTH October 30, 1911
PLACE OF BIRTH Nowe Selo , Galicia , Austria-Hungary
DATE OF DEATH May 3, 1996
Place of death Winnipeg , Canada