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Ivan Volansky (1857–1926) was a Ukrainian priest who organized the first Greek Catholic parish in the United States. Before his arrival, the Ukrainian Greek Catholic immigrants attended the local Latin Rite Roman Catholic churches. He arrived in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania in 1884 after Ukrainian immigrants petitioned the Metropolitan of Lviv for their own priest.〔Paul R. Magocsi, Andrii Krawchuk. ''Morality and reality: the life and times of Andrei Sheptyts'kyi''. 1989 Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies.〕 Volansky encountered difficulty being recognized by the local Roman Catholics since he was married.〔Andrew Shipman. ''Greek Catholics in America''. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1909.〕 He soon helped establish several other parishes, some in Pennsylvania and others as far away as New Jersey and Minnesota. Volansky was involved with the building of many churches and cooperative stores, and also the organization of a fraternal society, choir, school, and newspaper.〔Stephan Thernstrom. ''Harvard encyclopedia of American ethnic groups''. Harvard University Press 1980〕 His work has been said to symbolize the vital role that the church played in the life of Ukrainian Americans.〔 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ivan Volansky」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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