Holy Ghost Ukrainian Church

Holy Ghost Ukrainian Church
46°09′28″N60°10′51″W / 46.1579°N 60.1809°W / 46.1579; -60.1809
Location	Whitney Pier
Country	Canada
Language(s)	English Ukrainian
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Ukrainian Greek Catholic
Tradition	Byzantine Rite
Website	ukrainianparishsydney.ca
History
Former name(s)	Nykyta Budka
Status	Parish Church
Founded	1912 (1912)
Events	Burned 1933
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Years built	1913
Completed	Nov 1913
Clergy
Priest(s)	Fr. Roman Dusanowskyj Fr. Volodymyr Perun
Nova Scotia Heritage Property Act
Type	Provincially Registered Property
Designated	1984
Reference no.	00PNS0030

Holy Ghost Ukrainian Church is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic church in Whitney Pier, a neighbourhood of Sydney, Nova Scotia. Founded in 1912, the parish serves the Ukrainian community in Cape Breton. ^[1] It is the only Ukrainian Greek Catholic church in Canada east of Montreal. Holy Ghost is a parish in the Montreal-Ottawa deanery of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Toronto and Eastern Canada. ^[2] The church was designated a Nova Scotian heritage property in 1984. ^[3]

The façade of the Holy Ghost Ukrainian Church, taken in 1934.

References

1. "Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Church". Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Church. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
2. "The Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Toronto and Eastern Canada". The Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Toronto and Eastern Canada. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
3. "Holy Ghost Ukrainian Church". Canada's Historic Places. Parks Canada. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2022.

External links

• Canada's Historic Places - Holy Ghost Ukrainian Church
• Beaton Institute - Holy Ghost Church