Catholic Church in Ukraine


Catholic Church
in Ukraine
TypeNational polity
ClassificationCatholic Church
OrientationEuropean
PolityEpiscopal
PopePope Francis
Major Archbishop
(UGCC)
Sviatoslav Shevchuk
Archbishop
(Latin)
Mieczysław Mokrzycki
Bishop
(RGCC)
Nil Lushchak (Apostolic administrator)
RegionUkraine
LanguageChurch Slavonic, Ukrainian
St. Nicholas Roman Catholic church in Kyiv.

The Catholic Church in Ukraine (Latin: Ecclesia Catholica in Ucraina; Ukrainian: Католицька церква в Україні) is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. Catholics make up 10% of the population of Ukraine.[1][2]

The majority of Catholics in Ukraine belong to the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, while significant numbers of others belong to the Latin Church, Greek Catholic Eparchy of Mukachevo and Armenian Catholic Church.

  1. ^ "Релігія і церква в українському суспільстві: соціологічне дослідження" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Релігія і церква в українському суспільстві: Результати соціологічного дослідження" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.