The Catholic Church in Ukraine comprises * one Latin

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headed by the Metropolitan

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of Lviv, with 6

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s each headed by a

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* a more extensive hierarchy of the

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consisting of ** a large Ukrainian Catholic Church ''sui iuris'' (

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) ** additional dioceses of Ruthenian Catholics (also Byzantine rite) and Armenian Catholics (Armenian Rite). There are no pre-diocesan or other exempt

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jurisdictions. There is an Apostolic Nunciature to Ukraine as papal diplomatic representation (embassy-level), in the national capital

Kyiv Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the seventh-most populous city in Europe. Ky ...

Episcopal Conference of Ukraine

Current Byzantine (Greek) Catholic (Arch)Eparchies

Ukrainian Greek Catholic Metropolitanates

* '' Ukrainian Catholic Major Archeparchy of Kyiv–Halych, the Major Archeparchy and head of the particular church'' **''

Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Kyiv The Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Kyiv is an ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese (archeparchy) of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, a particular Eastern Catholic Church, that is located in the central part of Ukraine. The ordina ...

, the proper Metropolitan Archeparchy, at Kyiv'' **''

Ukrainian Catholic Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Crimea The Ukrainian Catholic Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Krym ( la, Archiepiscopi Exarchatus Crimenses) was established on 13 February 2014 from the Ukrainian Catholic Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Odesa – Crimea. Because of the Annexation of Crime ...

(Krym), ''on the

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-ei ...

n-annexed

Crimea Crimea, crh, Къырым, Qırım, grc, Κιμμερία / Ταυρική, translit=Kimmería / Taurikḗ ( ) is a peninsula in Ukraine, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, that has been occupied by Russia since 2014. It has a p ...

, with cathedral see at

Simferopol Simferopol () is the second-largest city in the Crimean Peninsula. The city, along with the rest of Crimea, is internationally recognised as part of Ukraine, and is considered the capital of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. However, it is ...

**''

Ukrainian Catholic Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Donetsk The Ukrainian Catholic Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Donetsk ( la, Archiepiscopi Exarchatus Doneckiensis) is one of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (Byzantine Rite, Ukrainian language)'s five Archiepiscopal Exarchate (Eastern Catholic pre-dio ...

'' **''

Ukrainian Catholic Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Kharkiv The Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Kharkiv ( la, Archiepiscopi Exarchatus Charcoviensis) was established on 2 April 2014 after division of the Ukrainian Catholic Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Donetsk – Kharkiv in two Exarchates . The current, and ...

'' **'' Ukrainian Catholic Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Lutsk'' **''

Ukrainian Catholic Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Odessa The Ukrainian Catholic ''Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Odesa – Crimea'' was established on 11 January 2002 from the Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Kyiv – Vyshhorod (which has now become the Ukrainian Catholic Major Archeparchy of Kyiv–Galicia). ...

'' * ''

Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Lviv The Archeparchy of Lviv is a metropolitan archeparchy of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. History Eparchy of Halych (1156 – 1406) The eparchy was established as the Orthodox Eparchy of Halych suffragan to Metropolitan of Kiev at some tim ...

(Metropolitan Archeparchy)'' **'' Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stryi'' **''

Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Sambir – Drohobych Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * S ...

'' **'' Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Sokal – Zhovkva'' * '' Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Ternopil – Zboriv (Metropolitan Archeparchy)'' **'' Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Buchach'' **'' Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Kamyanets-Podilskyi'' * '' Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk (Metropolitan Archeparchy)'' **''

Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Chernivtsi The Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Chernivtsi is an eparchy of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church situated in Ukraine. The eparchy is a suffragan of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk. The eparchy was established on 12 Sep ...

'' **'' Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Kolomyia''

Ruthenian Greek Catholic

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) * ''

Greek Catholic Eparchy of Mukachevo The Greek Catholic Eparchy of Mukachevo is an eparchy (diocese) associated with the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church under an unidentified status and territory located in the west of Ukraine, roughly equivalent with Zakarpatska Oblast. The epar ...

, directly dependent on the Holy See.''

Current Latin Dioceses

Ecclesiastical province of Lviv

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lviv The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lviv (of the Latins) ( la, Archidioecesis Leopolitana Latinorum) is a Metropolitan archdiocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in western Ukraine. Its Cathedral archiepiscopal see is a Minor Basilica ...

(1375–1945, 1991–) ** Diocese of Kyiv-Zhytomyr (1320–1925 as diocese of Kyiv (Zhytomyr), 1991–) ** Diocese of Kamyanets-Podilskyi ** Diocese of Lutsk ** Diocese of Mukachevo ** Diocese of Kharkiv-Zaporizhzhia ** Diocese of Odessa-Simferopol Note that, even though

was annexed by the Russian Federation in March 2014, this is not taken into account by the Catholic hierarchy. The

Catholics of Crimea therefore belong to the Diocese of Odessa-Simferopol which is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lviv.Catholic Hierarchy – Ukraine
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Current Armenian Catholic Jurisdiction

(

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) * ''exempt Armenian Catholic Ordinariate of Eastern Europe, directly dependent on the Holy See'' * '' Armenian Catholic Archeparchy of Lviv, directly dependent on the Armenian Catholic Patriarchate of Cilicia''

Former jurisdictions

Former jurisdictions without current successor sees are : :TO BE CHECKED/COMPLETED

Titular sees

(all Latin Church) :TO BE WIKIFIED * Metropolitan

Titular archbishopric A titular see in various churches is an episcopal see of a former diocese that no longer functions, sometimes called a "dead diocese". The ordinary or hierarch of such a see may be styled a "titular metropolitan" (highest rank), "titular archbish ...

s : Archdiocese of Sugdaea (Sugdæa) * Archiepiscopal : Archdiocese of Bosporus, Chersonesus in Zechia, Archdiocese of Phulli * Episcopal

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s : Diocese of Caffa, Diocese of Cembalo, Diocese of Soldaia

Other Defunct Latin

* Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Halyč (Galicia) * Roman Catholic Diocese of Lodomeria * Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhytomyr

Defunct Eastern Catholic

* Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Lutsk–Ostroh * Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Volodymyr–Brest *

Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Zboriv The Eparchy of Zboriv was an eparchy of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, in the ecclesiastical province of Lviv. It was established in 1993 and disestablished in 2000. History * April 20, 1993: Established on territory split off from the ...

* Ukrainian Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Volhynia, Polesia and Pidliashia * Ukrainian Catholic

Apostolic Exarchate of Łemkowszczyzna The Apostolic Exarchate of Łemkowszczyzna ( pl, Egzarchat Apostolski Łemkowszczyzny; uk, Апостольський Екзархат Лемківщини) was a short-lived missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction (exempt, i.e. immediately subjec ...

(not in Ukrainian territory nor serving Ukrainians, rather Lemko people)

References

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Sources and external links

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Catholic dioceses