Volodymyr and Olha are the ones who introduced Christianity to Ukraine, and it is appropriate that the first Ukrainian Church in Winnipeg is placed under their patronage.
[2] Among the locations under the archeparchy's administration is Bishop Velychkovsky Martyr’s Shrine, also in Winnipeg.
It operates a number of parochial schools in the city of Winnipeg jointly with the Latin Archdiocese of Saint Boniface.
[citation needed] His vision came to fruition on 15 June 1912 when the Holy See established in Winnipeg the Apostolic Exarchate of Canada and Nykyta Budka was appointed its first Exarch (missionary bishop) for Ukrainians in Canada, in response to the success of pretend Bishop Seraphim (Stefan Ustvolsky) in organizing Ukrainians interested in the liturgical traditions of their heritage.
Its ecclesiastical province in Canada includes the metropolitan's archeparchy and the following suffragan eparchies: