Ilarion Ohienko, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ilarion Ohienko

Ukrainian Orthodox cleric, linguist, church historian, and historian of Ukrainian culture

Date of Birth: 14-Jan-1882

Place of Birth: Brusyliv, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 29-Mar-1972

Profession: priest, politician, historian, translator, journalist, linguist, Bible translator

Nationality: Canada, Poland

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Metropolitan Ilarion (secular name Ivan Ivanovitch Ohienko; Ukrainian: ???? ???????? ???????; 2 January (14 January), 1882 in Brusilov, Kiev Governorate – 29 March 1972 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) was a Ukrainian Orthodox cleric, linguist, church historian, and historian of Ukrainian culture.
In 1940 he was Archimandrite of the St.
Onuphrius Monastery in Jableczna; in 1940 he became Bishop of Chelm; in 1944 he became the Metropolitan of Chelm and Lublin (Podlaskie), and in 1951 Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada).
He was also active in Ukrainian politics, both during the revolution and later in emigration.