Lawrence Huculak

Lawrence Daniel Huculak OSBM (born January 25, 1951 in Vernon, British Columbia) is the Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg. In 1969 he entered the Order of St. Basil the Great in Mundare, Alberta.

Most Reverend

Lawrence Huculak

OSBM
Metropolitan Archbishop of Winnipeg
ChurchUkrainian Greek Catholic Church
AppointedJanuary 6, 2006
PredecessorMichael Bzdel
Other post(s)Apostolic Administrator of Saskatoon 2022- Present Bishop of Edmonton (1997–2006)
Orders
OrdinationAugust 28, 1977 (priest)
ConsecrationApril 3, 1997
by Michael Bzdel
Personal details
Born
Daniel Huculak

(1951-01-25) January 25, 1951
Vernon, British Columbia

He was ordained a priest on August 28, 1977 and was ordained as the Eparchial Bishop of Edmonton on 3 April 1997.

He was appointed Metropolitan of Winnipeg on 9 January 2006 and installed on 11 February 2006. He holds a doctorate in eastern liturgy from the Pontifical Oriental Institute in Rome.

In 2022, he will be celebrating 45 years as a priest and 25 years as a bishop. In 2009 he became the second longest serving metropolitan-archbishop of Winnipeg, behind His Grace, Metropolitan Maxim Hermaniuk who served for 36 years.

On April 28, 2022, he was named Apostolic Administrator of the Eparchy of Saskatoon.[1]

References
  1. "Metropolitan Lawrence Huculak, O.S.B.M. appointed by Holy Father as Apostolic Administrator of Eparchy of Saskatoon". skeparchy.org. 2022-04-28. Retrieved 2022-04-28.


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