Church of Ukraine

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
Musical tradition	Ukrainian 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 Pecherska Lavra , which is the heartbeat of Ukrainian Orthodoxy), Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine. Its autonomy is currently not recognized in international Orthodox gatherings.

History

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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.

There is also another small splinter faction:

• Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church-Canonical (UAOC-C)

Ukrainian Orthodoxy abroad

Orthodox churches of the Ukrainian tradition outside of Ukraine are mainly cared for by the Ecumenical Patriarchate, including:

• Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the USA
• Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada

See also

• Union of Brest-Litovsk

External links

• Ukrainian Orthodox Church, official website
• UOC-MP