Archeparchy of Kyiv

Archieparchia Kioviensis

Київська архієпархія
Coat of arms
Location
Country Ukraine
TerritoryUkraine
HeadquartersKyiv, Ukraine
Statistics
Area178,270 km2 (68,830 sq mi)
Population
- Total
12,500,000
Information
Sui iuris churchUkrainian Greek Catholic
RiteByzantine Rite
CathedralCathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, Kyiv
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Major ArchbishopSviatoslav Shevchuk
Metropolitan ArchbishopSviatoslav Shevchuk Archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Kyiv
Auxiliary BishopsJosyf Milyan Auxiliary Bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Kyiv
Map
Website
http://ugcc.kiev.ua/

The Archeparchy of Kyiv is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic archeparchy of the Catholic Church, that is located in the central part of Ukraine. The ordinary is the Archeparch of Kyiv who is also the Metropolitan of the ecclesiastical province of Kyiv-Halych and the Primate of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. The incumbent Archeparch is Sviatoslav Shevchuk.[1] He is assisted by two auxiliary bishops: Bohdan Dzyurakh and Josyf Milyan. The Archeparchy of Kyiv founded the newspaper "Sobor".[2]

History

On 25 November 1995, the Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Kyiv-Vyshhorod was created under the jurisdiction of the Archeparchy of Lviv. Originally, it covered all central, eastern and southern parts of Ukraine. Later (2002-2003), it lost territory to form new exarchates for the eastern and southern regions. On 6 December 2004, the remaining central region of the Exarchate was transformed into the Archeparchy of Kyiv. Since the so-called "Synod of Polotsk" in 1838, Kyiv had been deprived of its own see. At the same time, an ecclesiastical province ("major archeparchy") was erected. The Archeparchy of Kyiv became the principal see of the newly created Major Archeparchy of Kyiv-Halych, and thus a primatial see of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.[3] The episcopal seat of the "Metropolis of Galicia" was transferred from St. George's Cathedral in the city of Lviv to the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in the capital city of Ukraine — Kyiv. On 21 November 2011, the Major Archeparchy lost three suffragan sees: Buchach (Bučač) and Kolomyia–Chernivtsi and Kamyanets; as a result, the Archeparchy of Kyiv is the sole territory of the Major Archeparchy of Kyiv-Halych.

Episcopal ordinaries

Archiepiscopal Exarchs of Kyiv–Vyshhorod
Archbishops of Kyiv / Major Archbishops of Kyiv–Halych

References

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