Catholic Church in Ukraine
The Catholic Church in Ukraine (Latin: Ecclesia Catholica in Ucraina; Ukrainian: Католицька церква в Україні) is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. Catholics make up 10% of the population of Ukraine.
Catholic Church in Ukraine | |
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| Type | National polity |
| Classification | Catholic Church |
| Orientation | European |
| Polity | Episcopal |
| Pope | Pope Francis |
| Major Archbishop (UGCC) | Sviatoslav Shevchuk |
| Archbishop (Latin) | Mieczysław Mokrzycki |
| Bishop (RGCC) | Nil Lushchak (Apostolic administrator) |
| Region | Ukraine |
| Language | Church Slavonic, Ukrainian |
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The majority of Catholics in Ukraine belong to the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, while significant numbers of others belong to the Latin Church, Greek Catholic Eparchy of Mukachevo and Armenian Catholic Church.
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