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Maxim Hermaniuk
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Cleric.
Born in Nove Selo, Ukraine on 30 October 1911, he studied at the University of Lorraine in Belgium where he obtained a master of theology degree. He was ordained in Ukraine in 1938 and came to Canada in 1948. He was named Bishop in June 1951 and became Archbishop in November 1956, serving until his death, when he was succeeded by Archbishop Michael Bzdel. He was made an Officer in the Order of Canada (1982) and he received a Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal (1977). He died at Winnipeg on 3 May 1996.
“Ukrainian church leader awarded Order of Canada,” Winnipeg Free Press, 18 October 1982, page 5.
Archbishop Maxim Hermaniuk, Catholic Church Hierarchy.
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This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
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