St. Josaphat's Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral Commemorative plaque (Ukrainian), 1988.
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Resource ID
10224
Access
Open
Credit Line
Heritage Toronto
Date of Creation
1988
Description
[In Ukranian] Dedicated in 1914, St. Josaphat's is the city's earliest Ukrainian Catholic Institution. It was founded by the immigrants from western Ukraine who came to Toronto in the early 1900s. Settling in the area around West Toronto Junction, they held their first divine liturgy in a house at Edith Avenue in 1909. Two years later they had established a parish, purchased land, and petitioned the bishop in Winnipeg for construction of St. Josaphat's. The Ukrainian Catholic Church, in communion with Rome, follows the Byzantine Ukrainian rite. Destroyed by fire and rebuilt in modern style in 1965, St. Josaphat's today serves as the cathedral for the Ukrainian Catholic Community in eastern Canada.
Program Category
Historical Plaques
Rights
Heritage Toronto
Historical Themes
Architectural Heritage, Faith and Religion, Immigration and Multiculturalism
Time Period
1954-1998, 1900-1953
Caption
St. Josaphat's Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral Commemorative plaque (Ukrainian), 1988.
Marker lat / long: 43.663459, -79.453624 (WGS84)
