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Michael Wiwchar was born in Komarno, Manitoba, Canada to Wasyl and Anna (Chajkowska) Wiwchar.
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He served as the third eparch (bishop) of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Nicholas of Chicago from 1993 to 2000 and as the fourth eparch of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon from 2000 to 2008. He was one of four children, three boys and a girl. He was ordained a priest on June 28, 1959 in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
As a priest Wiwchar served in both educational and pastoral ministries.
He was also involved in athletics, especially hockey. He served in pastoral assignments in Roblin, Swan River, Manitoba, Ethelbert, Manitoba, Saint Joseph Parish in Winnipeg, Ss.
Peter and Paul in Saskatoon, Saint John the Baptist in Newark, New Jersey. Pope John Paul II named Wiwchar as the eparch of Saint Nicholas of Chicago on July 2, 1993.
He was ordained a bishop by Archbishop Stephen Sulyk of Philadelphia.
The principal co-consecrators were Archbishop Michael Bzdel, C.Ss.R. and Bishop Innocent Lotocky, O.S.B.M., Emeritus Eparch of Saint Nicholas of Chicago. On November 20, 2000 Wiwchar was appointed as the eparch of Saskatoon. A month later on December 9 he was appointed as the Apostolic Administrator of Saint Nicholas of Chicago, a position he held until March 25, 2003.
Wiwchar served in Saskatoon until his resignation was accepted by Pope Benedict XVI on May 2, 2008.
