Patriarchial Parishes in Canada
| Abbreviation | PPC |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1890 |
| Type | religious organization in Canada |
| Legal status | active |
| Purpose | advocate and public voice, educator and network |
| Headquarters | Moscow Patriarchate |
| Website |
The Patriarchal Parishes of Russian Orthodox Church in Canada is a canonical unit of the
Moscow Patriarchate in Canada. The headquarters of the church is in Edmonton; home to St. Barbara Cathedral. From Edmonton, two traveling priests serve a number of rural churches. Other parishes are located in Toronto and Ottawa
.
History
Orthodox believers first came to Canada in large numbers from the Austro-Hungarian province of
Wostok near Edmonton.[1]
After the Russian Revolution, many Orthodox believers in Western Canada defected to the
Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church of Canada
. Those Orthodox churches in Canada that stayed with the Moscow Patriarchate, primarily in Alberta, combined with later churches built in Eastern Canada, formed the basis for what is now known as the Patriarchal Parishes of Russian Orthodox Church in Canada.
Cathedral
St. Barbara Church in Edmonton was founded in 1902. The original building, sitting on the same site as the present on top of
iconostas was replaced with icons from Russia attached to a screen carved by a parishioner who is also a master woodworker.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Russian Orthodox Church in Canada. "History of Patriarchial Parishes of Russian Orthodox Church in Canada". Edmonton, AB. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
- ^ Lawrence Herzog. "Worshipping Edmontons Historic Churches". Real Estate Weekly. Edmonton, AB: REALTORS Association of Edmonton. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
- ^ David Finlayson. "This job was extra-special". Edmonton Journal. Edmonton, AB. Retrieved October 5, 2010.