One Parish, Two Temples

Our Parish History

St. Volodymyr Cathedral of Toronto in 1966.

When the first group of Ukrainian immigrants arrived in Toronto in the 1890s, a movement began to establish a Ukrainian Orthodox church and finally, on October 31, 1926, the foundation for the parish was laid. In 1935, the community bought the site at 400 Bathurst St. on which to build the church and also acquired the large building at 404 Bathurst to be used until the church was completed.

Throughout the rest of Canada, the movement to establish a Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada began towards the end of World War I. The Ukrainian pioneers who had settled in Canada at the end of the 19th century had needed a church which would fulfill their spiritual needs, provide progressive leadership and permit them to retain their traditional Ukrainian culture within the Canadian framework. Thus, in 1918, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada (UOCC) was founded.

St. Volodymyr Cathedral of Toronto
Укр. Прав. Катедра св. Володимира

In November of 1948, the new church was officially opened as “St. Vladimir’s Church.” Within three years, it was chosen as the seat for the ruling Archbishop of Toronto and Eastern Canada, and elevated to the rank of a Cathedral. In 1988, as part of the celebration of the Millennium of Christianity in Ukraine, the cathedral was renamed St. Volodymyr Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral. Today, it is referred to as St. Volodymyr Cathedral of Toronto.

Patron Saint - St. Volodymyr the Great

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All Saints of Ukraine Chapel
Каплиця Всіх Святих Землі Української

All Saints of Ukraine Chapel in 2018.

Built in 2011 by the parishioners of St. Volodymyr Cathedral of Toronto, the chapel now serves many faithful in the Mississauga, Oakville, Burlington, and Milton communities.

The chapel is located in the St. Volodymyr Cultural Centre in Oakville, Ontario. 

Patron Saint - All Saints of Ukraine

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St. Volodymyr Ukrainian Cemetery

The Cemetery was established in 1984 on forty acres of mature grounds near Sixteen Mile Creek in Oakville. It is owned and operated by St. Volodymyr Cathedral of Toronto, and was initially only for Ukrainian Orthodox but the recent expansion of the West Oak Memorial Gardens section is open to all Christians.

St. Volodymyr Cultural Centre

St. Volodymyr Cultural Centre was built in 1988 by St. Volodymyr Cathedral of Toronto to commemorate the millennium of Christianity in Ukraine. The centre was named after Prince Volodymyr the Great who accepted Christianity for himself and for the Ukrainian people over one thousand years ago.