Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church - Administration

Administration

Archeparchy of Kyiv 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Exarchate of Donetsk Exarchate of
Odessa – Crimea Exarchate
of Lutsk Eparchy of
Mukachevo


The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church moved its administrative center from Western Ukrainian Lviv to a new cathedral in Kiev on 21 August 2005. The title of the head of the UGCC was changed from The Major Archbishop of Lviv to The Major Archbishop of Kyiv and Halych.

The Patriarchal Curia of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church is an organ of Sviatoslav Shevchuk, the head of the UGCC, Major Archbishop of Kyiv and Halych, which coordinates and promotes the common activity of the UGCC in Ukraine to make influence on society in different spheres: education, policy, culture, etc. The Curia develops action of the Church's structures, enables relations and cooperation with other Churches and major public institutions in religious and social areas for implementation of the Social Doctrine of the Catholic Church through everyday life.

The current eparchies and other territorial jurisdictions of the church are:

  • Ukrainian Catholic Major Archeparchy of Kyiv–Halych
    • Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Kyiv
      • Ukrainian Catholic Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Donetsk–Kharkiv
      • Ukrainian Catholic Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Lutsk
      • Ukrainian Catholic Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Odessa–Crimea
    • Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Lviv
      • Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stryi
      • Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Sambir–Drohobych
      • Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Sokal–Zhovkva
    • Ukrainian Catholic Archparchy of Ternopil – Zboriv
      • Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Buchach
    • Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk
      • Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Kolomyia–Chernivtsi
    • Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Peremyshl–Varshava
      • Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Vrotslav–Gdans'k
    • Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg
      • Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton
      • Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Toronto and Eastern Canada
      • Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saskatoon
      • Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of New Westminster
    • Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia
      • Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Chicago
      • Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stamford
      • Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Parma
    • Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Curitiba (under the ecclesiastical province of Curitiba)
    • Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Argentina (under the ecclesiastical province of Buenos Aires)
    • Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania (under the ecclesiastical province of Melbourne)
    • Apostolic Exarchate in France, Benelux and Switzerland for the Ukrainians*
    • Apostolic Exarchate in Germany and Scandinavia for the Ukrainians*
    • Apostolic Exarchate for Ukrainians in Great Britain*

* Directly subject to the Holy See

As of 2008, the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is estimated to have 4,284,082 faithful, 43 bishops, 4175 parishes, 2657 diocesan priests, 379 religious-order priests, 842 men religious, 1547 women religious, 113 deacons, and 692 seminarians.

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