Bishop Cornelius Pasichny receives his mitre from Metropolitan Michael Bzdel during Pasichny's Episcopal Ordination, January 17, 1996, St. Nicholas Church, Winnipeg, Manitoba. From left to right: Bishop Cornelius Pasichny, Metropolitan Stephen Sulyk, Metropolitan Michael Bzdel, Bishop Basil Filevich.

Metropolitan Michael Bzdel and Father Taras Kraychuk during Kraychuk's ordination to sub-deaconate, January 26, 1996, Holy Spirit Seminary Chapel, Ottawa, Ontario.

The Archeparchial Exuective for UCY (Ukrainian Catholic Youth), 1996, Chancery, Winnipeg, Manitoba. The front row consists of (left to right): Frances Gunning, Metropolitan Michael Bzdel, and Father Michael Winn.

IHMS (Immaculate Heart of Mary School) annual tea, February 4, 1996, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Rita Austin at the IHMS (Immaculate Heart of Mary School) annual tea, February 4, 1996, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

St. Vladimir's College advisory council meeting, February 10, 1996, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Metropolitan Michael Bzdel sits in the front middle.

Metropolitan Michael Bzdel sits with his niece, Elaine Clark, under the crest made by Clark and installed in the throne room of the Chancery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, March 7, 1996.

Irene Hermaniuk, Metropolitan Emeritus Maxim Hermaniuk's nephew's wife, sits at Metropolitan Michael Bzdel's desk at his Chancery office, May 1996, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

The UCWLC (Ukrainian Catholic Women's League of Canada) sing carols for Metropolitan Emeritus Maxim Hermaniuk and Metropolitan Michael Bzdel, Chancery residence, Winnipeg, Manitoba, January 1996.

The UCWLC (Ukrainian Catholic Women's League of Canada) sing carols for Metropolitan Emeritus Maxim Hermaniuk and Metropolitan Michael Bzdel, Chancery residence, Winnipeg, Manitoba, January 1996. Pauline Dyrkacs (past national president) stands on the far right in red.