Ivan Ohienko

Ivan Ohienko Metropolitan Ilarion
Ohienko in 1926
Born	Іван Іванович Огієнко (1882-01-02)2 January 1882 Brusilov, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	29 March 1972(1972-03-29) (aged 90) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Occupation	cleric, historian, ethnographer, and scholar, writer, and translator
Language	Ukrainian
Nationality	Ukrainian
Alma mater	Kiev University
Genre	religion, Ukrainian culture, history, literature, and language
Notable works	Translation of the Bible into Ukrainian

Metropolitan Ilarion (secular name Ivan Ivanovitch Ohienko; Ukrainian: Іван Іванович Огієнко; 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 Chełm; in 1944 he became the Metropolitan of Chełm 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.

Ivan Ohienko was born in central Ukraine (Kiev Gubernia) and educated at Kiev University where he studied Slavic philology (see Slavistics) under V. Peretts. By 1915, he was teaching at this same university, and during the revolution became active in the Ukrainianization of higher education. In 1919, he was Minister of Education in the Ukrainian People's Republic (UPR) which was at that time headed by the Directorate of Ukraine. After the military defeat of Petliura's forces, together with Petliura went into exile in Tarnów, Poland. He remained in Poland between the wars and remained active in the UPR government in exile. Until 1932, he taught in the Faculty of Orthodox Theology at Warsaw University, but was dismissed under political pressure from Polish nationalist elements.