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Priest Ivan Symchyna<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rector of the St. Vladimir’s Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Father Ivan Symchyna was born on July 4, 1984, in the village of Bobovishe, Mukacheve district, Transcarpathian region of Ukraine, into a farming family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1990, he began his studies at the comprehensive secondary school (grades I\u2013III) in the village of Bobovishe, which he completed in 2001.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After graduating from school, he entered the brotherhood of novices at the Holy Dormition Pochaev Lavra in the Ternopil region, where he lived until 2004.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2004, he enrolled in the first year of the Odessa Theological Seminary, from which he graduated in 2008. After Seminary, he continued his studies at the Chernivtsi Theological University.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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In 2016, he was ordained to the Holy Diaconate at the Holy Spirit Cathedral in the city of Mukacheve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On December 22, 2016, he arrived in Canada, where he began his ministry at Christ the Savior Cathedral in the city of Toronto, serving as a cathedral deacon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On August 24, 2019, he was ordained to the Holy Priesthood at the same cathedral, where he served pastorally until 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 2024, he has served as the rector of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Saint George in the city of Grimsby, Ontario. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of January 1, 2026, with the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan Ilarion, he has been appointed rector of the Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Volodymyr in the city of Windsor, Ontario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Saint Vladimir\u2019s Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral 2000 Tecumseh Rd E Windsor, ON N8W 1E2 Canada<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tel: 647 998 4743<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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