Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Kyiv should not be confused with Ukrainian Catholic Major Archeparchy of Kyiv-Halych.
| Jurisdiction: | Archeparchy |
| Kyiv | |
| Latin: | Archieparchia Kioviensis |
| Image Alt: | Coat of arms |
| Territory: | Ukraine |
| Headquarters: | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Area Km2: | 178,270 |
| Population: | 12,500,000 |
| Sui Iuris Church: | Ukrainian Greek Catholic |
| Rite: | Byzantine Rite |
| Cathedral: | Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, Kyiv |
| Major Archbishop: | Sviatoslav Shevchuk |
| Bishop Title: | Archbishop |
| Metro Archbishop: | Sviatoslav Shevchuk Archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Kyiv |
| Map: | Map of Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Kyiv.svg |
| Website: | http://ugcc.kiev.ua/ |
The Archeparchy of Kyiv is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic archeparchy of the Catholic Church, that is located in the central part of Ukraine. The ordinary is the Archeparch of Kyiv who is also the Metropolitan of the ecclesiastical province of Kyiv-Halych and the Primate of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. The incumbent Archeparch is Sviatoslav Shevchuk.[1] He is assisted by two auxiliary bishops: Bohdan Dzyurakh and Josyf Milyan. The Archeparchy of Kyiv founded the newspaper "Sobor".[2]
On 25 November 1995, the Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Kyiv-Vyshhorod was created under the jurisdiction of the Archeparchy of Lviv. Originally, it covered all central, eastern and southern parts of Ukraine. Later (2002-2003), it lost territory to form new exarchates for the eastern and southern regions. On 6 December 2004, the remaining central region of the Exarchate was transformed into the Archeparchy of Kyiv. Since the so-called "Synod of Polotsk" in 1838, Kyiv had been deprived of its own see. At the same time, an ecclesiastical province ("major archeparchy") was erected. The Archeparchy of Kyiv became the principal see of the newly created Major Archeparchy of Kyiv-Halych, and thus a primatial see of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.[3] The episcopal seat of the "Metropolis of Galicia" was transferred from St. George's Cathedral in the city of Lviv to the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in the capital city of Ukraine — Kyiv. On 21 November 2011, the Major Archeparchy lost three suffragan sees: Buchach (Bučač) and Kolomyia–Chernivtsi and Kamyanets; as a result, the Archeparchy of Kyiv is the sole territory of the Major Archeparchy of Kyiv-Halych.