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=== Eastern Orthodox === | === Eastern Orthodox === | ||
[[File:Dioceses of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.png|300px|thumb|right|<center>Dioceses of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church</center>]] | |||
The Russian/Ukrainian Orthodox church in Ukraine was first founded in 988 in Kyiv by the Patriarch of Constantinople, when Kyivan Rus was christianized by Prince Volodymyr I. In 1448, the Ukrainian church was separated from that of Muscovy when its first metropolitan was established in Kyiv. In 1596, another split occurred within the Ukrainian Orthodox church, when the Greek Catholic Church was established. Through the centuries, there was tension between the heads of the church in Kyiv and Moscow; in 1686, Moscow's patriarch attempted to annex the Kyivan church outright. The fortunes of the Ukrainian Orthodox church followed political developments; it was only in 1990 that the church was fully independent. | The Russian/Ukrainian Orthodox church in Ukraine was first founded in 988 in Kyiv by the Patriarch of Constantinople, when Kyivan Rus was christianized by Prince Volodymyr I. In 1448, the Ukrainian church was separated from that of Muscovy when its first metropolitan was established in Kyiv. In 1596, another split occurred within the Ukrainian Orthodox church, when the Greek Catholic Church was established. Through the centuries, there was tension between the heads of the church in Kyiv and Moscow; in 1686, Moscow's patriarch attempted to annex the Kyivan church outright. The fortunes of the Ukrainian Orthodox church followed political developments; it was only in 1990 that the church was fully independent. | ||
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=== Greek Catholic === | === Greek Catholic === | ||
[[File:Territorial structure of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.png|300px|thumb|right|<center>Territorial structure of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church </center>]] | |||
The Greek Catholic church, an outgrowth of the Ukrainian Orthodox church, was first established in 1596. It is unique in that it is the largest Orthodox-based church that is in full communion with the Roman Catholic church. As of 2019, the church had approximately 4.1 million members. | |||
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===Roman Catholic=== | ===Roman Catholic=== | ||
[[File:Roman Catholic Diocese and Decanates in Ukraine map eng.png|300px|thumb|right|<center>Roman Catholic Diocese and Decanates in Ukraine</center>]] | [[File:Roman Catholic Diocese and Decanates in Ukraine map eng.png|300px|thumb|right|<center>Roman Catholic Diocese and Decanates in Ukraine</center>]] | ||