Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church

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The Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church of the Byzantine Rite, historically rooted in Central and Eastern Europe, that is in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church while preserving its own liturgical and spiritual traditions.

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine Rite church
Eastern Catholic Church
sui iuris particular church
allowsMarriedPriests true
churchSuiIurisOf Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
clericalCelibacyDiscipline Eastern discipline
communionEstablished Union of Uzhhorod
communionEstablishedYear 1646
communionWith Pope
surface form: Pope of Rome
country Czech Republic
Slovakia
Ukraine
United States of America
followsChristology Chalcedonian
governedBy Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches
hasArcheparchy Eparchy of Presov
surface form: Archeparchy of Presov
hasEparchy Slovak Greek Catholic Church
surface form: Eparchy of Kosice

Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church self-linksurface differs
surface form: Eparchy of Mukachevo

Eparchy of Passaic
surface form: Eparchy of Parma

Eparchy of Passaic
Eparchy of Phoenix
Eparchy of Presov
hasMetropolitanChurch Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church self-linksurface differs
surface form: Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh
hasPatriarchOrMajorArchbishop no
headquartersLocation Prešov
surface form: Presov
hierarchicalStatus metropolitan church sui iuris
historicalRegion Carpathian Ruthenia
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Habsburg monarchy

Kingdom of Hungary
isInCommunionWith Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
liturgicalLanguage Church Slavonic
English
Hungarian
Slovak
Ukrainian
liturgicalRite Byzantine Rite
originEthnicGroup Rusyns
surface form: Carpatho-Rusyns

Rusyns
Rusyns
surface form: Ruthenians
preservesOwnLaw true
primaryTerritory Central Europe
Eastern Europe
sharesDoctrineWith Latin Rite
surface form: Latin Church
spiritualHeritageFrom Byzantine Empire
Kyivan Rus
surface form: Kievan Rus'
theologyTradition Eastern Christian theology
tradition Byzantine tradition
usesCalendar Gregorian calendar (Western churches)
surface form: Gregorian calendar

Julian calendar
Revised Julian calendar

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Eastern Catholic Churches hasMajorChurch Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church hasMetropolitanChurch Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh
Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church hasEparchy Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Eparchy of Mukachevo
Ondrej Warhola religion Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
this entity surface form: Ruthenian Greek Catholic
Belarusian Greek Catholic Church originatedFrom Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
this entity surface form: Ruthenian Uniate Church
Belarusian Greek Catholic Church sharesHeritageWith Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
Catholic Church in Poland includes Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
this entity surface form: Greek Catholic Church in Poland
Eparchy of Passaic church Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
Eparchy of Passaic suiIurisChurch Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
this entity surface form: Byzantine Catholic Church (Ruthenian)
Eparchy of Phoenix partOf Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
Eparchy of Phoenix suiIurisChurch Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
Union of Uzhhorod denominationAffected Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
Union of Uzhhorod relatedTo Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
sui iuris Church hasExample Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
Anaphora of St. John Chrysostom usedInChurch Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
Union of Brest religiousDenominationInvolved Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
this entity surface form: Ruthenian Uniate Church
Saint Josaphat Kuntsevych church Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
this entity surface form: Ruthenian Uniate Church
Eparchy of Miskolc suiIurisChurchErectedFrom Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
this entity surface form: Ruthenian Catholic Church
Anaphora of Saint Basil (Byzantine form) usedIn Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church