The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (in addition to UGCC) is the largest Eastern Catholic Church in its law (Ecclesia sui law).

UGCC belongs to the group of churches of the Byzantine liturgy that are in full reciprocal partnership with the Roman priest and recognize his spiritual and judicial authority. in this context? ritual? It means the liturgical, theological, spiritual and legal inheritance.

Names used to identify UGCC:
Union Church.
- The Ukrainian Catholic Church;
- Ukrainian Catholic Church with a Byzantine rite;
- The Catholic Church in Kiev;

Empress Maria Theresa introduced the name of the Greek Catholic Church in 1774 to distinguish it from the Roman Catholic and Armenian Catholic churches.

In official church documents, the term Ecclesia Ruthena unita has been used to designate the UGCC. Since 1960 in official documents, the name of the Ukrainian Catholic Church appears in relation to the Ukrainian Catholics in the diaspora and the church in Soviet Ukraine, underground at that time. Annuario Pontificio uses the name Ukrainian Catholic Church for the Byzantine rites. In the Synod of Bishops of UGCC (in September 1999), it was proposed to use the name of the Kiev Catholic Church, which would emphasize the identity of this church

Phone: +380 442791920

Kyivska Oblast

Other categories:
Non-profit organizations in Ukraine