The only Ukrainian Catholic parish in the Ottawa region, the
St. John the Baptist parish first formed in 1914. After meeting in other parishes' churches for some years, in 1918 the parish purchased a building to the west of downtown and converted it into a church. The congregation of St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church erected a memorial scroll which is dedicated to the memory of the members of this Parish who served during the Second World War. In 1966 it moved into a temporary building on
Carling Avenue. It was planned to build a permanent church on that site, but the location proved too small. The current church was built in 1987. It is located near the intersection of
Baseline Road and
Prince of Wales Drive, overlooking the
Rideau Canal and
Carleton University. The ornate structure in
Konstantin Thon's Neo-Byzantine style, was in part built to celebrate the millennium of the
Baptism of Kiev . The artworks (icons and stained glass windows) within were done by five artists from Ukraine. Despite being only a parish church, due to its national status it was granted the title of
Sobor. The church is owned and operated by the
Basilians. ==External links==