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Only the UOC-MP is currently in [[full communion]] with the [[Church of Russia]] and the remainder of the mainstream Orthodox Church. | Only the UOC-MP is currently in [[full communion]] with the [[Church of Russia]] and the remainder of the mainstream Orthodox Church. | ||
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+ | ==Structure of the Church== | ||
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+ | Church of Ukraine in 2007 has 40<ref>http://orthodox.org.ua/uk/2007/08/23/1626.html , http://orthodox.org.ua/uk/istoriya_eparhiy_0 (in ukrainian).</ref> [[diocese|dioceses]] (eparchies): | ||
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+ | #Diocese of Berdiansk<ref>Transliteration of cities according to [[w:Administrative divisions of Ukraine]].</ref> (established in 2007) | ||
+ | #Diocese of Bila Tserkva (1030th as Diocese of Yuriiv; re-established in 1994) | ||
+ | #Diocese of Cherkasy (1898) | ||
+ | #Diocese of Chernihiv (988) | ||
+ | #Diocese of Chernivtsi (1401; 1783) | ||
+ | #Diocese of Dnipropetrovsk (1775; 1803; 1926) | ||
+ | #Diocese of Donetsk (1991) | ||
+ | #Diocese of Horlivka (1994) | ||
+ | #Diocese of Ivano-Frankivsk (1946) | ||
+ | #Diocese of Kamyanets-Podilsk (1795) | ||
+ | #Diocese of Kharkiv (1799; 1836) | ||
+ | #Diocese of Kherson (1775; 1837; 1991) | ||
+ | #Diocese of Khmelnytsk (1795; 1990) | ||
+ | #Diocese of Khust (1994) | ||
+ | #Diocese of Kirovohrad (1947) | ||
+ | #Diocese of Konotop (1994) | ||
+ | #Diocese of Kryvyi Rih (1996) | ||
+ | #Diocese of Kyiv (Kiev) (988) | ||
+ | #Diocese of Luhansk (1944) | ||
+ | #Diocese of Lviv (1156) | ||
+ | #Diocese of Mukachiv (9 century) | ||
+ | #Diocese of Mykolaiv (1992) | ||
+ | #Diocese of Nizhyn (2007) | ||
+ | #Diocese of Odessa (1873; 1991) | ||
+ | #Diocese of Olexandria (2007) | ||
+ | #Diocese of Ovruch (1993) | ||
+ | #Diocese of Poltava (1054; 1803) | ||
+ | #Diocese of Rivne (1990) | ||
+ | #Diocese of Sarny (1999) | ||
+ | #Diocese of Severodonetsk (2007) | ||
+ | #Diocese of Shepetivka (2007) | ||
+ | #Diocese of Simferopol (1859) | ||
+ | #Diocese of Sumy (1945) | ||
+ | #Diocese of Ternopil (1988) | ||
+ | #Diocese of Tulchyn (1994) | ||
+ | #Diocese of Vinnytsia (1933) | ||
+ | #Diocese of Volodymyr-Volynskyi (992; 1996) | ||
+ | #Diocese of Volyn (992; 1996) | ||
+ | #Diocese of Zaporizhia (1992) | ||
+ | #Diocese of Zhytomyr (1799; 1944) | ||
==Ukrainian Orthodoxy abroad== | ==Ukrainian Orthodoxy abroad== |
Revision as of 18:55, October 18, 2007
Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) | |
Founder(s) | Apostle Andrew; St. Vladimir of Kiev |
Autocephaly/Autonomy declared | 1990 |
Autocephaly/Autonomy recognized | 1990 by Church of Russia |
Current primate | Metr. Volodymyr |
Headquarters | Kiev, Ukraine |
Primary territory | Ukraine |
Possessions abroad | N/A |
Liturgical language(s) | Church Slavonic, & Ukrainian |
Musical tradition | Kyivan Chant |
Calendar | Julian |
Population estimate | 35,000,000 |
Official website | UOC-MP |
The Church of Ukraine is an autonomous Orthodox church whose primate is confirmed by the Church of Russia. Its history extends to the introduction of Christianity into Kievan Rus' with the baptism of Prince St. Vladimir of Kiev and his people in 988, known as the Baptism of Rus'. Its current primate is His Beatitude Volodymyr (Sabodan) (who resides at the Kiev Pechersk Lavra, which is the heartbeat of Ukrainian Orthodoxy), Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine. Its autonomy is currently not recognized in international Orthodox gatherings.
Contents
History
Ukrainian Orthodox divisions
- Main article: Orthodox divisions in Ukraine
Orthodox Christianity in Ukraine is currently divided into three main factions:
- Church of Ukraine (Moscow Patriarchate) (UOC-MP) (which this article covers)
- Church of Ukraine (Kiev Patriarchate) (UOC-KP)
- Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (UAOC)
Only the UOC-MP is currently in full communion with the Church of Russia and the remainder of the mainstream Orthodox Church.
Structure of the Church
Church of Ukraine in 2007 has 40[1] dioceses (eparchies):
- Diocese of Berdiansk[2] (established in 2007)
- Diocese of Bila Tserkva (1030th as Diocese of Yuriiv; re-established in 1994)
- Diocese of Cherkasy (1898)
- Diocese of Chernihiv (988)
- Diocese of Chernivtsi (1401; 1783)
- Diocese of Dnipropetrovsk (1775; 1803; 1926)
- Diocese of Donetsk (1991)
- Diocese of Horlivka (1994)
- Diocese of Ivano-Frankivsk (1946)
- Diocese of Kamyanets-Podilsk (1795)
- Diocese of Kharkiv (1799; 1836)
- Diocese of Kherson (1775; 1837; 1991)
- Diocese of Khmelnytsk (1795; 1990)
- Diocese of Khust (1994)
- Diocese of Kirovohrad (1947)
- Diocese of Konotop (1994)
- Diocese of Kryvyi Rih (1996)
- Diocese of Kyiv (Kiev) (988)
- Diocese of Luhansk (1944)
- Diocese of Lviv (1156)
- Diocese of Mukachiv (9 century)
- Diocese of Mykolaiv (1992)
- Diocese of Nizhyn (2007)
- Diocese of Odessa (1873; 1991)
- Diocese of Olexandria (2007)
- Diocese of Ovruch (1993)
- Diocese of Poltava (1054; 1803)
- Diocese of Rivne (1990)
- Diocese of Sarny (1999)
- Diocese of Severodonetsk (2007)
- Diocese of Shepetivka (2007)
- Diocese of Simferopol (1859)
- Diocese of Sumy (1945)
- Diocese of Ternopil (1988)
- Diocese of Tulchyn (1994)
- Diocese of Vinnytsia (1933)
- Diocese of Volodymyr-Volynskyi (992; 1996)
- Diocese of Volyn (992; 1996)
- Diocese of Zaporizhia (1992)
- Diocese of Zhytomyr (1799; 1944)
Ukrainian Orthodoxy abroad
Orthodox churches of the Ukrainian tradition outside of Ukraine are mainly cared for by the Ecumenical Patriarchate, including:
But even outside the Ukraine there are splinter groups. These include
- Autonomous Ukrainian Orthodox Church in America (AUOCA) which was formerly known as the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church - Canonical and which claims its lineage through the Tomos of Autonomy of 1924 given by the Orthodox Church of Poland.
See also
Autocephalous and Autonomous Churches of Orthodoxy |
Autocephalous Churches |
Four Ancient Patriarchates: Constantinople · Alexandria · Antioch · Jerusalem Russia · Serbia · Romania · Bulgaria · Georgia · Cyprus · Greece · Poland · Albania · Czech Lands and Slovakia · OCA* · Ukraine* |
Autonomous Churches |
Sinai · Finland · Estonia* · Japan* · China* · Ukraine* |
The * designates a church whose autocephaly or autonomy is not universally recognized. |
External links
- Ukrainian Orthodox Church, official website
- UOC-MP
- ↑ http://orthodox.org.ua/uk/2007/08/23/1626.html , http://orthodox.org.ua/uk/istoriya_eparhiy_0 (in ukrainian).
- ↑ Transliteration of cities according to w:Administrative divisions of Ukraine.