Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) Ukrainian: - , also known as the Ukrainian Catholic Church, is one of the successor Churches to the acceptance of Christianity by Grand Prince Vladimir the Great (Ukrainian Volodymyr) of Kyiv, in 988. UGCC is the largest Eastern Rite Catholic sui juris particular church in full communion with the Holy See, and is directly subject to the Pope. The Primate of the Church, in union with the Pope, holds the office of Archbishop-Major of Kiev- Halych and All Rus, though the hierarchs of the church have acclaimed their primate "Patriarch" and have requested Papal recognition and elevation. The Church is now geographically quite widespread, having some 40 hierarchs in over a dozen countries on four continents, including three other metropolitans in Poland, the United States, and Canada, the head of the church is Cardinal Lubomyr Husar.

Klappentext

The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) Ukrainian: , also known as the Ukrainian Catholic Church, is one of the successorChurches to the acceptance of Christianity by Grand PrinceVladimir the Great (Ukrainian Volodymyr) of Kyiv, in 988. UGCC is the largest Eastern Rite Catholic sui juris particular church in full communion with the Holy See, and isdirectly subject to the Pope. The Primate of the Church, in union with the Pope, holds the office of Archbishop-Majorof Kiev-Halych and All Rus, though the hierarchs of thechurch have acclaimed their primate "Patriarch" and have requested Papal recognition and elevation. The Church is now geographically quite widespread, having some 40hierarchs in over a dozen countries on four continents, including three other metropolitans in Poland, the UnitedStates, and Canada, the head of the church is Cardinal Lubomyr Husar.