Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Kiev
Archeparchy of Kiev Archieparchia Kioviensis–Haliciensis Київська архієпархія | |
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Location | |
Territory | Ukraine |
Headquarters | Kiev, Ukraine |
Statistics | |
Area | 178,270 km2 (68,830 sq mi) |
Population - Total |
12,500,000 |
Information | |
Sui iuris church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic |
Rite | Byzantine Rite |
Cathedral | Patriarchal Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Major Archbishop | Sviatoslav Shevchuk |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Sviatoslav Shevchuk Archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Kiev |
Auxiliary Bishops |
Bohdan Dzyurakh, C.SS.R. Auxiliary Bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Kiev Josyf Milyan Auxiliary Bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Kiev |
Website | |
www.kyiv.ugcc.org.ua |
The Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Kiev is the Ukrainian Greek Catholic metropolitan see for Ukraine, and includes the suffragan archeparchy of Lviv and suffragan eparchies of Buchach, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kolomyia – Chernivtsi, Sambir – Drohobych, Sokal – Zhovkva, Stryi and Ternopil – Zboriv. It is currently led by Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, with auxiliary bishop Bohdan Dzyurakh, C.SS.R. and auxiliary bishop Josyf Milyan. The official web-site of Kiev Archeparchy is www.kyiv.ugcc.org.ua. The Kiev Archeparchy has founded the newspaper "Sobor".
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Coordinates: 50°27′00″N 30°30′00″E / 50.4500°N 30.5000°E
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