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At the close of World War II, the Greek-Catholic Church in the Ukrainian S.S.R. consisted of 4 eparchies with 2,326 parishes, over 4,000 structures and approximately 3.5 – 4 million faithful. Pastoral duties were being fulfilled by 8 bishops and close 2,400 priests.
- Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
In Ukraine, the UGCC is the second largest religious...
- Religion in the Soviet Union
Soviet policy was particularly harsh toward the Ukrainian...
- Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, largest of the Eastern Catholic (also known as Eastern rite or Greek Catholic) churches, in communion with Rome since the Union of Brest-Litovsk (1596). Byzantine Christianity was established among the Ukrainians in 988 by St. Vladimir (Volodimir) and followed Constantinople in the Great Schism of 1054.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) is an Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Apostolic See. With more than 5.5 million faithful, it is the largest of all twenty-three Eastern Churches in the global Catholic community, second in number after the Latin (Roman Catholic) Church. The UGCC is headed by the Major Archbishop of ...
Apr 15, 2022 · The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ( UGCC) has come to global attention following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February. But many Western Catholics know little about the turbulent ...
Oct 21, 2021 · Even in Ukraine, the Church was shrouded in mystery. Greek Catholics were persecuted by the Soviet authorities and the Church was banned and liquidated so that it could only exist underground. Crucially, the Church remained a strong force outside of the USSR where it united the Ukrainian diaspora. A Greek Catholic Press Office
