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Eastern metropolitan see Lviv, Ukraine

Archeparchy of Lviv

Leopolitan(us) Ucrainorum

Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

Ukrainian Greek Catholic metropolitan archeparchy tracing its origins to the 12th-century Orthodox Eparchy of Halych and elevated as a metropolis with suffragan sees in 1807. Its suffragans are Stryi, Sambir-Drohobych and Sokal-Zhovkva; the seat is St. George's Cathedral in Lviv, returned to the church in 1990 after Soviet suppression.

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Esri
The address the register holds for St. George's Cathedral, Lviv, in Lviv, Ukraine.

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Established
1677
Catholics
812,523
Priests
411
Territory
3,767 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Metropolitan Archbishop
Ihor Vozniak, C.Ss.R.

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The cathedral

St. George's Cathedral, Lviv stands in Lviv, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Erected in 1807, the Archeparchy of Lviv is an ecclesiastical territory and province of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, a particular Eastern Catholic Church in Ukraine. As a metropolitan see it counts three suffragans, Stryi, Sambir-Drohobych, and Sokal-Zhovkva. Ihor Vozniak is the incumbent Metropolitan Archbishop, and the cathedral church of the archeparchy is St. George's in the city of Lviv.

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  • Renovabis holds congress on overcoming polarization

    Renovabis held its 30th International Congress in Freising, Germany, from September 16 to 18 to discuss overcoming social polarization and strengthening solidarity. More than 200 participants from 26 countries attended the event, which focused on the theme of social cohesion between the East and the West. Participants discussed causes of social division, declining trust in institutions, and the impact of the war in Ukraine on society. Discussions also included the synodality of the Church and ways to strengthen solidarity across Europe. Bishop Volodymyr, an auxiliary bishop of the Archeparchy of Lviv, attended the congress alongside Father Thomas Schwartz, the executive director of Renovabis. Other attendees included Toms Rostoks from Latvia. Organized annually since 1997 on behalf of the German Bishops' Conference, the congress serves as a platform for dialogue between representatives from Central, Eastern, Southeastern, and Western Europe regarding issues facing the Church and society.

    Sep 21, 2026 · Culture · 3 sources

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