Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

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Christian denomination Eastern Catholic Church sui iuris particular church

The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is the largest Eastern Catholic Church, following the Byzantine Rite while being in full communion with the Pope and centered historically in western Ukraine.

Aliases (3)

Greek Catholic ×1
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (regional) ×1
Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church ×1

Statements (71)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian denomination → Eastern Catholic Church → sui iuris particular church →
baptismPractice	triple immersion where possible →
chrismationTiming	administered with baptism →
christologicalDoctrine	Chalcedonian Christianity →
churchSuiIurisOf	Catholic Church →
clericalCelibacyPractice	married and celibate clergy →
communionToInfants	yes →
communionWith	Holy See → Pope of Rome →
currentMajorArchbishop	Sviatoslav Shevchuk →
differsIn	liturgical traditions from Latin Church →
ecclesiasticalRankClaim	patriarchal church (de facto) →
estimatedFaithful	millions →
experiencedPersecutionUnder	Soviet Union →
followsLiturgicalCalendar	Julian calendar → Revised Julian calendar →
governanceForm	synodal →
governingBody	Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church →
hasLeaderTitle	Major Archbishop → Major Archbishop of Kyiv–Halych →
hasMajorArcheparchy	Archeparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk → Archeparchy of Lviv → Archeparchy of Philadelphia of the Ukrainians → Archeparchy of Prešov of the Slovaks → Archeparchy of Przemyśl–Warsaw of the Ukrainians → Archeparchy of São João Batista em Curitiba of the Ukrainians → Archeparchy of Ternopil–Zboriv → Archeparchy of Winnipeg of the Ukrainians → Major Archeparchy of Kyiv–Halych →
headquartersLocation	Kyiv, Ukraine →
historicalCenter	Western Ukraine →
largestEasternCatholicChurch	true →
legalizationYearInUkraine	1989 →
liturgicalRite	Byzantine Rite →
majorHistoricalRegion	Galicia → Lviv region →
monasticTradition	Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat →
originatedFrom	Metropolis of Kyiv of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople →
papalTitleForHead	Major Archbishop, not formally Patriarch →
patronSaint	Saint Josaphat Kuntsevych →
primaryCountry	Ukraine →
primaryDevotionalPractice	Eastern Christian spirituality →
primaryEucharisticBreadType	leavened bread →
primaryEucharisticLiturgies	Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great → Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom →
primaryLiturgicalLanguage	Church Slavonic → Ukrainian →
primaryTerritory	Ukraine →
principalCathedral	Patriarchal Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in Kyiv →
seatOfMajorArchbishop	Kyiv →
selfDesignation	UGCC → Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church →
sharesDogmaWith	Latin Church →
significantPresenceIn	Argentina → Australia → Brazil → Canada → Poland → Slovakia → United States → Western Europe →
spiritualHeritage	Kyivan Christian tradition →
theologyTradition	Byzantine theology →
unionWithRomeFormalizedBy	Union of Brest →
unionWithRomeYear	1596 →
usesCodeOfCanons	Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches →
usesSacraments	seven sacraments →
venerationPractice	veneration of icons →
wasOutlawedIn	Ukrainian SSR →

Referenced by (15)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cherubic Hymn → Pentecostarion →	usedBy
Holodomor memorials →	associatedWith
Greek Byzantine Catholic Church →	hasEcclesiasticalCommunionWith
Eastern Catholic Churches →	hasMajorChurch
Sighetu Marmației ("Greek Catholic") →	hasReligiousCommunity
Western Ukraine →	hasSignificantChurch
Eastern Christianity →	includes
Dormition Fast →	observedBy
West Ukrainian People’s Republic →	religion
Lwów ("Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (regional)") →	religiousCenterFor
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ("Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church") →	selfDesignation
Georgian Catholic Church →	sharesCommunionWith
Belarusian Greek Catholic Church →	sharesHeritageWith
Olga of Kiev →	veneratedIn