Ukrainian Catholic Major Archeparchy of Kyiv–Galicia

Major Archeparchy of Kyiv–Galicia

Archieparchia Kioviensis–Haliciensis Ucrainorum

Kyiv-Halych
Location
CountryUkraine
HeadquartersKyiv, Ukraine
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchUkrainian Greek Catholic
RiteByzantine Rite
Established1808 (as Metropolitan of Galicia and Archbishop of Lemberg)
CathedralCathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, Kyiv
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
ArchbishopSviatoslav Shevchuk
Metropolitan ArchbishopSviatoslav Shevchuk

The Major Archeparchy of Kyiv–Galicia (Kyiv–Halych) is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic Major Archeparchy of the Catholic Church, that is located in Ukraine. It was erected on 21 August 2005 with the approval of Pope Benedict XVI. There are other territories of the Church that are not located in Ukraine. The cathedral church — the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ — is situated in the city of Kyiv. The metropolitan bishop is — ex officio — the Primate of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. The incumbent major archbishop is Sviatoslav Shevchuk.