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Major archiepiscopal Church Kyiv, Ukraine

Archeparchy of Kyiv-Halyč

Kiovien(sis)-Halicien(sis)

Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

Major archiepiscopal see of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, the largest Eastern Catholic church after the Syro-Malabar with about 4.2 million faithful worldwide. The major archbishopric was created by Pope Paul VI for Yosyf Slipyj on 23 December 1963 (as Lviv) and the see was transferred to Kyiv-Halych in 2005; the seat is the Patriarchal Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in Kyiv.

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Esri
The address the register holds for Patriarchal Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, Kyiv, in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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Established
1963

Parishes and churches

10 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Major Archbishop
Sviatoslav Shevchuk
Born
20 March 1967
Birthplace
Hirske
Institute
CONGREGAZIONE DEL SANTISSIMO REDENTORE (REDENTORISTI O LIGUORINI) (C.SS.R.)

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The cathedral

Patriarchal Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, Kyiv stands in Kyiv, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Based in Ukraine, the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) is a major archiepiscopal sui iuris ("autonomous") Eastern Catholic church, a particular church of the Catholic Church in full communion with the Holy See. Its major archbishop, at present Sviatoslav Shevchuk, presides over the whole Church, which regards itself as successor to the Metropolis of Kiev and all Rus', established in 988 after the Christianization of Kievan Rus' by Grand Prince Vladimir the Great.