Cathedral of Saint Vladimir [Ukrainian]

History & Significance

Cathedral · Est. Parish founded 1916; cathedral building completed 1957

St. Vladimir's Cathedral in Stamford, Connecticut, is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic cathedral whose parish was established in 1916, with its present brick church building completed in 1957. It serves as the seat (mother church) of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stamford, which was erected in 1956 by Pope Pius XII. The cathedral campus was long home to St. Basil Preparatory School (1933-1990), founded by Archbishop Constantine Bohachevsky.

Brick Romanesque Revival-inspired church building

• •Cathedral (seat) of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stamford, which serves Ukrainian Greek Catholics
• •Parish established in 1916; present church building completed in 1957
• •The Eparchy of Stamford was erected in 1956 by Pope Pius XII
• •St. Basil Preparatory School operated on the cathedral campus from 1933 to 1990
• •Current bishop: Most Rev. Paul Patrick Chomnycky, O.S.B.M.