Catholic Church in Ukraine
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Classification | Catholic Church |
Orientation | European |
Polity | Episcopal |
Pope | Pope Francis |
Major Archbishop (UGCC) | Sviatoslav Shevchuk |
Archbishop (Latin) | Mieczysław Mokrzycki |
Bishop (RGCC) | Nil Lushchak (Apostolic administrator) |
Region | Ukraine |
Language | Church Slavonic, Ukrainian |
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The Catholic Church in Ukraine (
The majority of Catholics in Ukraine belong to the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, while significant numbers of others belong to the Latin Church, Greek Catholic Eparchy of Mukachevo and Armenian Catholic Church.
History and data
The Catholic Church in Ukraine consists of members of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church as well as the Latin Church, Greek Catholic Eparchy of Mukachevo, and the Armenian Catholic Church.
The majority of Ukrainian Catholics belong to the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. The Latin Church in the territories of modern Ukraine has been strongly associated with Poland and Poles, but the church has emphasized a Ukrainian identity since the nation's independence from the Soviet Union.
The history of the Catholic Church in modern Ukraine starts as early as the 10th century when Christianity in Ruthenia was established as a state religion in 988 taking place before the
Due to the conflict with the
In 1630, a bishop of Armenian Apostolic Church Mikołaj Torosowicz also signed a union with the Catholic Church establishing Armenian Catholic diocese of Lwow.
In 1646, another
In 2001, Ukraine was visited by Pope John Paul II, who held official and informal meetings in Kyiv and Lviv.[3] Communities from both the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and the Latin Church warmly greeted the Pope. Additionally, Non-Catholic religious communities publicly expressed a hope that the visit would encourage a spiritual and cultural renewal in the country which has been troubled by economic and social problems.[4]
Catholic charity
Among the Catholics of Ukraine there are Ukrainians, Poles, Hungarians, Filipinos and other peoples.
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is a Byzantine Rite Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Holy See. The ordinary (or hierarch) of the church holds the title of Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halych and All Ruthenia, though the hierarchs and faithful of the church have acclaimed their ordinary as "Patriarch" and have requested Papal recognition of, and elevation to, this title. Major archbishop is a unique title within the Catholic Church that was introduced in 1963 as part of political compromise. Since March 2011, the head of the church is Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk.
Latin Catholic Church in Ukraine
The present Archbishop for the Latins is Mieczysław Mokrzycki (ordained on 29 September 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI).[6]
The Latin Church in Ukraine had in 2007; 905 communities, 88 monasteries, 656 monks and nuns, 527 priests, 713 churches (74 under construction), 39 missions, 8 educational institutions, 551 Sunday schools, 14 periodical editions.[7][8]
Latin Catholic cathedrals in Ukraine
- Kamyanets-Podilsky
- Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Kharkiv
- Merciful Father Co-Cathedral, in Zaporizhzhia
- Saint Sophia Cathedral, in Zhytomyr
- St. Alexander Co-Cathedral, in Kyiv
- Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral, in Lutsk
- Archcathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in Lviv
- Mukacheve
- Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cathedral, in Odesa.[9]
Hierarchy
See: List of Catholic dioceses in Ukraine
See also
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lviv
- Superior Institute of Religious Sciences of St. Thomas Aquinas
- Ukrainian Catholic University
- Granting of autocephaly to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine
References
- ^ "Релігія і церква в українському суспільстві: соціологічне дослідження" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ "Релігія і церква в українському суспільстві: Результати соціологічного дослідження" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ Ukraine Remembers Visit of John Paul II, Zenit News Agency, June 2006
- ^ Ukraine responds to the Papal Visit, Religious Information Service of Ukraine
- ^ a b Sixteen Years a Short Period to Learn the Charity Habit, Interview with Caritas-Spes Head of Ukraine, RISU Portal, September 2007
- ^ Catholic Hierarchy Portal News
- ^ Parafiyalna Gazeta (Roman Catholic newspaper), N 24, December, 2007, in Ukrainian
- ^ Roman Catholicism in Ukraine, Religious Information Service of Ukraine web-site
- ^ GCatholic Directory