Ukrainian Catholic Major Archeparchy of Kyiv–Galicia
Major Archeparchy of Kyiv–Galicia Archieparchia Kioviensis–Haliciensis Ucrainorum Kyiv-Halych | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Headquarters | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Ukrainian Greek Catholic |
| Rite | Byzantine Rite |
| Established | 1808 (as Metropolitan of Galicia and Archbishop of Lemberg) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, Kyiv |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Archbishop | Sviatoslav Shevchuk |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Sviatoslav 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.