Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

Also known as Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Byzantine Tradition, Ukrainian Catholic Church

Byzantine Rite Eastern Catholic Church

Key facts

Abbreviation: UGCC
Type: Particular church ( sui iuris )
Classification: Christian , Catholic
Orientation: Eastern Catholic
Theology: Catholic Theology
Polity: Episcopal
Governance: Synod of the Ukrainian Catholic Church
Pope: Leo XIV
Major archbishop: Sviatoslav Shevchuk
Parishes: c. 3993
Region: Mainly: Ukraine, Minority: Canada , the United States , Australia , France , the United Kingdom , Germany , Brazil , Poland , Lithuania and Argentina
Language: Church Slavonic (official); Ukrainian , English , and other regional vernaculars

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The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) is a major archiepiscopal sui iuris ("autonomous") Eastern Catholic church that is based in Ukraine. As a particular church of the Catholic Church, it is in full communion with the Holy See. The major archbishop presides over the entire Church. The incumbent Major Archbishop is Sviatoslav Shevchuk.