The Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine of the Holy Family is a Catholic church located near University Heights, Washington, D. C. The shrine is part of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, a sui iuris Eastern Catholic church in communion with the Bishop of Rome. The shrine is administered by the Archeparchy of Philadelphia.
| Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine of the Holy Family | |
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 Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine of the Holy Family in 2012 | |
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| 38°56′23″N 77°00′13″W / 38.9396°N 77.0035°W | |
| Location | 4250 Harewood Rd. NE Washington, D.C. |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Founded | September 1949 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Myroslav Nimciv |
| Completed | 1999 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Most Rev. Borys Gudziak |
| Priest(s) | Fr. Robert Hitchens Fr. Wasyl Kharuk |
The Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine of the Holy Family is located immediately west of the Catholic University of America campus and roughly 250 feet north of the Saint John Paul II National Shrine. The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is located roughly a half a mile south along the east side of Harewood Road.
History
editEparch Constantine Bohachevsky, the first Ukrainian metropolitan bishop in the United States, created Holy Family Parish in 1949 to serve the Ukrainian Greek Catholic population in Washington, D.C., as the nearest Ukrainian parishes to the Washington area until then had been outside of the District of Columbia. Fr. Vladimir Wozniak was the parish's first pastor. The parish would relocate four times until acquiring its current site 1975. In 1976, Bishop Basil H. Losten authorized the construction of the shrine, naming it "The Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine of the Holy Family."[1]
The cornerstone of the Lower Church was blessed by Pope John Paul II in 1979, and the Great Upper Church of the National Shrine was completed in 1999.
See also
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References
edit- ^ "A Short History of the Shrine". Washington, D.C.: Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine of the Holy Family. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
External links
edit- Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine of the Holy Family official website
- History of the Metropolia (Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia official website)
- Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
