Mary, Mother of the Church Parish (Kyiv)

Some Dates in the Parish’s History:

13 June 1994 — Bishop Jan Purwiński establishes a parish on the left bank of the Dnipro under the patronage of Mary, Mother of the Church. Br Kazimierz Guzik is appointed its first pastor.

22 June 1996 — after several years of preparing documents, the Capuchins receive an order allocating land on Perova Boulevard for a church, on the patronal feast of Mary, Mother of the Church Parish.

20 November 1996 — the first Mass is celebrated on the fenced-off church construction site, presided over by Bishop Stanislav Shyrokoradiuk.

8 September 1997 — the temporary chapel and the friars’ accommodation, built on the church construction site, are blessed.

21 April 1997 — on Holy Thursday, the friars receive permission to carry out construction work.

2 September 1999 — the first earth is excavated for the foundations of the church and friary.

23 September 2000 — Archbishop Nikola Eterović, Apostolic Nuncio, lays the church’s cornerstone.

25 January 2004 — Bishop Stanislav Shyrokoradiuk blesses the lower church.