Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church

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The Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church of the Byzantine Rite, historically rooted in Central and Eastern Europe, that is in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church while preserving its own liturgical and spiritual traditions.

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine Rite church
Eastern Catholic Church
sui iuris particular church
allowsMarriedPriests true
churchSuiIurisOf Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
clericalCelibacyDiscipline Eastern discipline
communionEstablished Union of Uzhhorod
communionEstablishedYear 1646
communionWith Pope of Rome
linked to: Pope
country Czech Republic
Slovakia
Ukraine
United States of America
followsChristology Chalcedonian
governedBy Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches
hasArcheparchy Archeparchy of Presov
linked to: Eparchy of Presov
hasEparchy Eparchy of Kosice
Eparchy of Mukachevo
Eparchy of Parma
linked to: Eparchy of Passaic

Eparchy of Passaic
Eparchy of Phoenix
Eparchy of Presov
hasMetropolitanChurch Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh
hasPatriarchOrMajorArchbishop no
headquartersLocation Presov
linked to: Prešov
hierarchicalStatus metropolitan church sui iuris
historicalRegion Carpathian Ruthenia
Habsburg monarchy
Kingdom of Hungary
isInCommunionWith Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
liturgicalLanguage Church Slavonic
English
Hungarian
Slovak
Ukrainian
liturgicalRite Byzantine Rite
originEthnicGroup Carpatho-Rusyns
linked to: Rusyns

Rusyns
Ruthenians
linked to: Rusyns
preservesOwnLaw true
primaryTerritory Central Europe
Eastern Europe
sharesDoctrineWith Latin Church
linked to: Latin Rite
spiritualHeritageFrom Byzantine Empire
Kievan Rus'
linked to: Kyivan Rus
theologyTradition Eastern Christian theology
tradition Byzantine tradition
usesCalendar Gregorian calendar
Julian calendar
Revised Julian calendar

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Eastern Catholic Churches hasMajorChurch Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church hasMetropolitanChurch Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh
linked to: Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church hasEparchy Eparchy of Mukachevo
linked to: Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
Ondrej Warhola religion Ruthenian Greek Catholic
linked to: Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
Belarusian Greek Catholic Church originatedFrom Ruthenian Uniate Church
linked to: Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
Belarusian Greek Catholic Church sharesHeritageWith Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
Catholic Church in Poland includes Greek Catholic Church in Poland
linked to: Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
Eparchy of Passaic church Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
Eparchy of Passaic suiIurisChurch Byzantine Catholic Church (Ruthenian)
linked to: Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
Eparchy of Phoenix partOf Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
Eparchy of Phoenix suiIurisChurch Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
Union of Uzhhorod denominationAffected Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
Union of Uzhhorod relatedTo Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
sui iuris Church hasExample Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
Anaphora of St. John Chrysostom usedInChurch Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
Union of Brest religiousDenominationInvolved Ruthenian Uniate Church
linked to: Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
Saint Josaphat Kuntsevych church Ruthenian Uniate Church
linked to: Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
Eparchy of Miskolc suiIurisChurchErectedFrom Ruthenian Catholic Church
linked to: Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
Anaphora of Saint Basil (Byzantine form) usedIn Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church