Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Kiev

The Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Kiev is the principal Archdiocese (Archeparchy) of the Ukrainian Catholic Major Archeparchy of Kiev-Halych, within the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. It has a long ecclesiastical history, but its modern institutional renewal was initiated on 25 November 1995, when Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Kiev-Vyshhorod was created, under the jurisdiction of Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Lviv. Originally, it covered all central, eastern and southern parts of Ukraine, but later (2002-2003) lost territory to newly created exarchates for eastern and southern regions. On 6 December 2004, the remaining central region of the Exarchate was transformed into an Archeparchy of Kiev, and in the same time it became the principal see of the newly created Ukrainian Catholic Major Archeparchy of Kiev-Halych, and thus a primatial see of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.[1]

Archeparchy of Kiev

Archieparchia Kioviensis

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

The Archeparchy of Kiev is currently led by Sviatoslav Shevchuk,[2] who is Major Archbishop of Kiev-Halych and head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. He is assisted by auxiliary bishop Bohdan Dzyurakh, C.SS.R. and auxiliary bishop Josyf Milyan. The Archeparchy of Kiev has founded the newspaper "Sobor".[3]

Episcopal ordinaries
See also: Ruthenian Uniate Church
Archiepiscopal Exarchs of Kiev–Vyshhorod
  • Mykhaylo Koltun, C.Ss.R. (1996.11.13 – 1997.11.07), Titular Bishop of Casæ in Pamphylia (1996.11.13 – 1997.11.07), also Apostolic Administrator of Zboriv (Ukraine) (1996.11.13 – 1997.11.07), being previously its Eparch (1993.04.20 – 1996.11.13); later again Eparch of Zboriv (1997.11.07 – 2000.07.21) and Eparch of Sokal–Zhovkva (Ukraine) (2000.07.21 – ...)
  • Wasyl Medwit, O.S.B.M. (1997.09.20 – 2004.12.06), Titular Bishop of Hadriane, previously Auxiliary Eparch of Lviv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) (1994.03.30 – 1996.09.30) and Apostolic Visitor in Kazakhstan and Central Asia of the Ukrainians (1996.09.30 – 2002.10); later Bishop of Curia of the Ukrainians (2004.12.06 – 2009.03.17) & Auxiliary Bishop of Donetsk–Kharkiv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) (2009.03.17 – 2013.10.25)
Archbishops of Kiev / Major Archbishops of Kiev–Halych
  • Cardinal Lubomyr Husar, M.S.U., previously Titular Bishop of Nisa in Lycia ([1977] 1996.02.22 – 2001.01.25), Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) (1996.10.14 – 2000.12.16) and Apostolic Administrator of Lviv of the Ukrainians (2000.12.16 – 2001.01.25), Major Archbishop of Lviv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) ([2001.01.25] 2001.01.26 – 2004.12.06), also President of Synod of the Ukrainian Catholic Church (2001.01.26 – 2011.02.10); created Cardinal-Priest of Santa Sofia a Via Boccea (2001.02.21 [2001.11.17] – ...);
  • Apostolic Administrator Ihor Vozniak, C.SS.R. (2011.02.10 – 2011.03.25)
  • Sviatoslav Shevchuk (2011.03.25 – ...), also President of Synod of the Ukrainian Catholic Church (2011.03.25 – ...); previously Titular Bishop of Castra Galbæ (2009.01.14 – 2011.03.23), Auxiliary Eparch of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires of the Ukrainians (Argentina) (2009.01.14 – 2010.03.10), then that see's apostolic administrator (2010.03.10 – 2011.03.23)
    • Auxiliary Eparch Josyf Milyan, (M.S.U.) (2009.04.16 – ...)

See also
  • Archeparchy of Kiev (disambiguation)

References
  1. Catholic Hierarchy: Archdiocese of Kiev (Ukrainian)
  2. Catholic Hierarchy: Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk
  3. Sobor (newspaper )

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