Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Kyiv

Archeparchy of Kyiv

*Archieparchia Kioviensis*

Київська архієпархія
Archeparchy of Kyiv; Archieparchia Kioviensis; Київська архієпархія
Location
Country	Ukraine
Territory	Ukraine
Headquarters	Kyiv, Ukraine
Statistics
Area	178,270 km2 (68,830 sq mi)
Population; - Total	; 12,500,000
Information
Sui iuris church	Ukrainian Greek Catholic
Rite	Byzantine Rite
Cathedral	Patriarchal Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Major Archbishop	Sviatoslav Shevchuk
Metropolitan Archbishop	Sviatoslav Shevchuk Archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Kyiv
Auxiliary Bishops	Josyf Milyan Auxiliary Bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Kyiv
Map
Website
	http://ugcc.kiev.ua/

The Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Kyiv is the principal Archdiocese (Archeparchy) of the Ukrainian Catholic Major Archeparchy of Kyiv-Halych, within the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. It has a long ecclesiastical history, but its modern institutional renewal was initiated on 25 November 1995, when Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Kyiv-Vyshhorod was created, under the jurisdiction of Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Lviv. Originally, it covered all central, eastern and southern parts of Ukraine, but later (2002-2003) lost territory to newly created exarchates for eastern and southern regions. On 6 December 2004, the remaining central region of the Exarchate was transformed into an Archeparchy of Kyiv, and in the same time it became the principal see of the newly created Ukrainian Catholic Major Archeparchy of Kyiv-Halych, and thus a primatial see of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.^[1]

The Archeparchy of Kyiv is currently led by Sviatoslav Shevchuk,^[2] who is Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halych and head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. He is assisted by auxiliary bishop Bohdan Dzyurakh, C.SS.R. and auxiliary bishop Josyf Milyan. The Archeparchy of Kyiv has founded the newspaper "Sobor".^[3]

Episcopal ordinaries[]

Archiepiscopal Exarchs of Kyiv–Vyshhorod

Mykhaylo Koltun, C.Ss.R. (1996.11.13 – 1997.11.07), Titular Bishop of (1996.11.13 – 1997.11.07), also Apostolic Administrator of Zboriv (Ukraine) (1996.11.13 – 1997.11.07), being previously its Eparch (1993.04.20 – 1996.11.13); later again Eparch of Zboriv (1997.11.07 – 2000.07.21) and Eparch of Sokal–Zhovkva (Ukraine) (2000.07.21 – ...)
Wasyl Medwit, O.S.B.M. (1997.09.20 – 2004.12.06), Titular Bishop of , previously Auxiliary Eparch of Lviv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) (1994.03.30 – 1996.09.30) and Apostolic Visitor in Kazakhstan and Central Asia of the Ukrainians (1996.09.30 – 2002.10); later of the Ukrainians (2004.12.06 – 2009.03.17) & Auxiliary Bishop of Donetsk–Kharkiv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) (2009.03.17 – 2013.10.25)

Archbishops of Kyiv / Major Archbishops of Kyiv–Halych

Cardinal Lubomyr Husar, M.S.U., previously Titular Bishop of ([1977] 1996.02.22 – 2001.01.25), Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) (1996.10.14 – 2000.12.16) and Apostolic Administrator of Lviv of the Ukrainians (2000.12.16 – 2001.01.25), Major Archbishop of Lviv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) ([2001.01.25] 2001.01.26 – 2004.12.06), also President of Synod of the Ukrainian Catholic Church (2001.01.26 – 2011.02.10); created Cardinal-Priest of Santa Sofia a Via Boccea (2001.02.21 [2001.11.17] – ...);
- Auxiliary Eparch Bohdan Dzyurakh, C.SS.R. (2005.12.21 – 2009.07.29)
- Auxiliary Eparch Dionisio Lachovicz, O.S.B.M., ?term?
Apostolic Administrator Ihor Vozniak, C.SS.R. (2011.02.10 – 2011.03.25)
Sviatoslav Shevchuk (2011.03.25 – ...), also President of Synod of the Ukrainian Catholic Church (2011.03.25 – ...); previously Titular Bishop of Castra Galbæ (2009.01.14 – 2011.03.23), Auxiliary Eparch of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires of the Ukrainians (Argentina) (2009.01.14 – 2010.03.10), then that see's apostolic administrator (2010.03.10 – 2011.03.23)
- Auxiliary Eparch Josyf Milyan, (M.S.U.) (2009.04.16 – ...)