About Cathedral of Saint Vladimir [Ukrainian] · Stamford, Connecticut
The Cathedral of Saint Vladimir (also written St. Volodymyr) is the mother church of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Eparchy of Stamford, located at 24 Wenzel Terrace in the Glenbrook neighborhood of Stamford, Connecticut. Established as a parish in 1916 to serve Ukrainian Catholic immigrants in New England, it was completed in its present brick Romanesque Revival form in 1957 and became the episcopal seat when Pope Pius XII erected the Eparchy of Stamford in 1956. The cathedral celebrates the Byzantine Divine Liturgy in both Ukrainian and English and is led by Bishop Paul Patrick Chomnycky, O.S.B.M., with Very Rev. Mitred Archpriest Ihor Midzak serving as rector.
- Established
- 1916
- Patron
- Saint Vladimir the Great (Equal-to-the-Apostles, Prince of Kyiv)
- Rector
- Very Rev. Mitred Archpriest Ihor Midzak, Rector
- Diocese
- Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stamford (suffragan of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia)
Why belong here
St. Vladimir's Cathedral is the spiritual heart of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic faithful of New England, offering the Byzantine Divine Liturgy celebrated reverently in both Ukrainian and English to serve multiple generations of immigrants and their American-born descendants. As the seat of the Eparchy of Stamford, it connects parishioners directly to Bishop Chomnycky and the wider Ukrainian Catholic Church, while its Glenbrook campus is a true Ukrainian-American cultural enclave—home to the cathedral parish, St. Basil College Seminary, and the Ukrainian Museum and Library of Stamford. Daily Divine Liturgies throughout the week, Saturday confession, and a calendar of Byzantine devotions make it a stable, prayerful home for anyone seeking the Ukrainian Eastern Christian spiritual tradition.
Mass times at Cathedral of Saint Vladimir [Ukrainian]
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Saturday 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
About the Cathedral
St. Vladimir's Cathedral (Собор Св. Володимира) is the mother church of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stamford, serving the Ukrainian Greek Catholic faithful of Connecticut, New York and the other New England states. Located at 24 Wenzel Terrace in the Glenbrook section of Stamford, it is the cathedra — the seat — of Bishop Paul Patrick Chomnycky, O.S.B.M. As a parish, it offers the Byzantine Divine Liturgy on Sundays in both Ukrainian and English, and on weekdays throughout the week, with Saturday confessions and Holy Day liturgies. The very name 'cathedral' reflects its dual identity: it is at once a local worshipping community and the symbolic heart of the wider eparchy.
History of the Parish and Cathedral
Founded in 1916 as a Ukrainian Catholic parish for New England, the community was elevated when Pope Pius XII erected the Eparchy of Stamford on July 20, 1956. The present brick Romanesque Revival church was completed in 1957, the year after the first bishop, Ambrose Senyshyn, O.S.B.M., was enthroned (December 15, 1956). Three later bishops — Joseph Schmondiuk, Basil Losten and Paul Chomnycky, O.S.B.M. — have since led the eparchy from this cathedra. Bishop Losten served nearly three decades (1977–2006) and was honored by the President of Ukraine with the Order of Merit, Third Degree, for preserving Ukrainian culture. Cardinal Lubomyr Husar, future head of the worldwide Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, was ordained a priest here in 1958.
- Parish established 1916
- Eparchy erected 1956
- Present cathedral built 1957
- Cardinal Lubomyr Husar ordained 1958
- Bishop Chomnycky ordained as fourth eparch 2006
Architecture
The 1957 cathedral is a simple brick building in the Romanesque Revival style, a deliberately modest exterior that contrasts with the iconographic richness of the Byzantine interior. Its sanctuary is arranged around the iconostasis required for Ukrainian Greek Catholic worship, and the building has served continuously for almost seventy years as the liturgical and administrative center of the eparchy.
- Romanesque Revival exterior
- Brick construction
- Byzantine interior with iconostasis
The Eparchy of Stamford
The Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stamford covers parishes across New York State and New England, currently 56 parishes serving roughly 14,960 faithful. It is a suffragan of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia, the metropolitan see of the Ukrainian Catholic Metropolia in the United States. The current eparch is Bishop Paul Patrick Chomnycky, O.S.B.M., of the Basilian order, who has served since January 3, 2006. The eparchy publishes The Sower, a bilingual monthly newsletter, and operates St. Basil College Seminary on the cathedral campus.
- Suffragan of Archeparchy of Philadelphia
- 56 parishes, ~14,960 faithful
- Bishop Paul Patrick Chomnycky, O.S.B.M., since 2006
Clergy
The cathedral is led by Very Rev. Mitred Archpriest Ihor Midzak as rector, serving under the eparch, Bishop Paul Patrick Chomnycky, O.S.B.M. Bishop Chomnycky is a member of the Order of St. Basil the Great (OSBM), the Basilian monastic order that has been central to Ukrainian Catholic life in North America since the early twentieth century.
- Rector: Very Rev. Mitred Archpriest Ihor Midzak
- Eparch: Most Rev. Paul Patrick Chomnycky, O.S.B.M.
The Cathedral Campus
The cathedral sits at the heart of a remarkable Ukrainian-American religious and cultural campus in Glenbrook, Stamford. Surrounding the cathedral are St. Basil College Seminary (founded 1939 at 161 Glenbrook Road), the Ukrainian Museum and Library of Stamford (housed in 'The Chateau,' a former seminary dormitory), and the historic playing fields and buildings of the now-closed St. Basil's Preparatory School (1933–1990). Together, the cathedral and these institutions form one of the principal centers of Ukrainian Catholic heritage outside Ukraine.
- St. Basil College Seminary, 161 Glenbrook Rd
- Ukrainian Museum and Library of Stamford
- Former St. Basil's Preparatory School (1933–1990)
St. Basil College Seminary
Founded in 1939 by Archbishop Constantine Bohachevsky as a Ukrainian Catholic college seminary, St. Basil College has educated more than 200 priests and six bishops for the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church — among them Cardinal Lubomyr Husar, who was a student here before his 1958 priestly ordination and went on to become Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halych and head of the entire Ukrainian Catholic Church. After post-1990 enrollment growth drawing seminarians from newly independent Ukraine, the college remains fully accredited and continues to form future Ukrainian Catholic priests.
- Founded 1939
- 200+ priests, 6 bishops formed
- Cardinal Lubomyr Husar among alumni
Ukrainian Museum and Library of Stamford
Located on the cathedral grounds in 'The Chateau,' the Ukrainian Museum and Library of Stamford preserves artifacts, documents and publications of the Ukrainian-American immigrant experience and the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. It complements the seminary and cathedral to make the Glenbrook campus a comprehensive center of Ukrainian religious and cultural memory.
- Housed in 'The Chateau' on the cathedral grounds
- Ukrainian-American historical and religious collections
Notable Figures Tied to the Cathedral
The cathedral and its campus have shaped an extraordinary roster of Ukrainian Catholic clergy. Cardinal Lubomyr Husar (1933–2017), who later led the worldwide Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church from Lviv, was ordained at Stamford in 1958 and served there 1958–1972. Bishop Bohdan John Danylo, appointed Bishop of Saint Josaphat in Parma (Ukrainian) in 2014, was also formed here. Bishop Basil Losten, who led the eparchy 1977–2006, was awarded Ukraine's Order of Merit for his cultural work.
- Cardinal Lubomyr Husar — ordained 1958
- Bishop Bohdan Danylo (Parma, 2014)
- Bishop Basil Losten — honored by Ukraine
Pastors & rectors through the years
- Bishop Ambrose Andrew Senyshyn, O.S.B.M.1956–1961 (exarch/bishop)
First ordinary of the Stamford exarchate/eparchy; organized diocesan schools including St. Basil's Preparatory.
- Bishop Joseph Michael Schmondiuk1961–1977
Second bishop; oversaw construction of new St. Basil College building (1961).
- Bishop Basil Harry Losten1977–2006
Third bishop; led the eparchy 28 years; awarded Ukrainian Order of Merit.
- Very Rev. Mitred Archpriest Ihor Midzak
Current rector under Bishop Chomnycky.