Latin Church in Ukraine
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Latin Church in Ukraine (LCiU) (Latin: Ecclesia Latina in Ucraina; Ukrainian: Латинська церква в Україні), also officially Roman Catholic Church in Ukraine[3] (RCCiU) (Latin: Ecclesia Catholica Romana in Ucraina; Ukrainian: Римсько-католицька церква в Україні) is the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in Ukraine. The Latin Church is one of four sui iuris Catholic churches in Ukraine, the others being the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church, and the Armenian Catholic Church, all in full communion with each other and the Pope. The Latin Church presence performs its liturgies according to the Latin liturgical rites.
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Latin Church in Ukraine | |
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Latin: Ecclesia Latina in Ucraina | |
Abbreviation | LCiU, RCCiU |
Classification | Catholic |
Orientation | Western Christianity |
Scripture | Vulgate |
Theology | Catholic theology |
Polity | Episcopal[1] |
Governance | Holy See |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop-Metropolitan of Lviv | Mieczysław Mokrzycki |
Language | Ukrainian, Ecclesiastical Latin, Polish, Russian |
Liturgy | Latin liturgical rites |
Headquarters | Archcathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Lviv, Ukraine |
Territory | Ukraine |
Founder | Apostles Peter and Paul, according to tradition |
Origin | 10th century Kyivan Rus |
Members | 1.2 % believers of Ukraine (2021)[2] |
Ministers | 675 |
Primary schools | 7 |
Other name(s) | Roman Catholic Church in Ukraine |
It has been present on Ukrainian lands since the 10th century, since the times of Kievan Rus'. During the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in the 14th - 18th centuries she was one of the leaders of Western European culture and science in Ukraine. During the Russian Empire and in the Soviet era, it was persecuted and worked underground. After Ukraine gained independence in 1991, it resumed its official activities. As of 2021, there are 19 dioceses, 1134 parishes, 3 higher theological seminaries, 12 bishops[4] and about 700 priests, half of whom are foreigners. The number of believers is about 1.5 million people. Since 2008 it has been headed by Lviv Archbishop-Metropolitan Mieczysław Mokrzycki. It is governed by a conference of bishops. Information Office - Catholic Media Center. The largest pilgrimage center is Berdychiv Carmelite Monastery. The main educational institution for the laity is the Thomas Aquinas Institute in Kyiv.