Romancatholic Church In UKRAINE 1 History Kyiv Rus

Roman-catholic Church In UKRAINE

1. History � Kyiv Rus (862 -1240) � Galych-Volyn kingd. (1199 -1392) � Golden Orda (till 1481) � Khmelnisky (1548 -57) � 1710 – Phylyp Orlyk ‘s Constitution � 7. 11. 1917 –UNR (till 1921) � 7. 10. 1918 - ZUNR (till 1921) � 25. 12. 1917 –Ukr. SSR , migration � Golodomor 1932 -33 (4 mln dead); WW 2 – nearly 8 mln � 1954 – Crimea made part of Ukraine � 24. 08. 1991 – independence of Ukraine, population 51, 6 mln � 2014 Annexion of Crimea and war on Donbass, population 38, 7 mln

2. Christianity in Ukraine � St. Andrew apostle � IX – St. Cyril & Methody � Baptism – 988 (St. Volodymyr) � 1589 –Moscow patriarchy � 1596 – Brest Union (Greek-Catholic Church founded) � 5. 05. 1920 – Autocephalic Church � 10. 03. 1946 – UGKC cancelled up to 25. 12. 1990 � 25. 06. 1992 “Kyiv patriarchy” � 01. 2019 – Union of Orthodox Churches under Byzantium (Foundation of Orthodox Church of Ukraine)

Andrej Rublov early XV cent. “Holly. Trinity”

3. Roman-Catholic Church � St. Kliment I, martyr (+102) � St. Martin I, martyr (+655) � St. Bonifatio, St. Bruno � IX – first missioners to Kyiv � 1254 – Innocent IV crowning the king in Galych � XII – first bishops � 1917 -1991 - persecution � 01 -03. 1991 – first bishops after USSR � 24. 06 -3. 07. 2001 – popes visit to Ukraine � 26. 05 -3. 06. 2012 – First National Eucharistic Congress � 20 -22. 09. 2019 – National congress for Families � 7 dioceses, 18 bishops, nearly 700 priests, 3 seminaries, 3 institutes, nearly 600 nuns, 0, 9 mln catholics

4. Diocese & Seminary � 1320 – first bishop in Kyiv � 1760 – Seminary � 1925 -1991 no structures (nearly 20 priests all � � � � over the time) 1991 renewing structures of the Church in Ukraine Sept 1995 – foundation of Major Seminary in Vorzel 2002 - first ordinations, till now – 59 priests 2012 – affiliation to Catholic University of Lublin (Poland) 06. 2019 – started to build pastoral center for our diocese in the seminary 150 parishes, 170 priests (110 - religious), 100 nuns (2 cloisters), nearly 270. 000 faithful National sanctuary of Our Lady of Carmel in Berdychiv

5. Major Seminary of Sacred Heart of Jesus

6. Rector �Born 20. 02. 1980 �Ordained 26. 05. 2007 � 15. 08. 2009 – appointed as Spiritual Director � 2012 -2017 – studies of moral theology in Rome � 1. 09. 2017 - rector

6. Challenges � Arrogation - Education � Poverty � Migration � Families (work abroad) � Abortion, “in vitro”, surrogate motherhood � Dialogue to Churches � Secularization, materialism � Renewed churches, but not always parish comunities � Lack of experience � War on the East of the country

7. Graces �Religious freedom �“Natural” goodness of the people �Hospitality, openness �Respect to spiritual life �Generosity �Spring of the Church �Simple people are ready to help and to sacrifice �Courage

Parishes in Ukraine � 1995 – 716 � 2000 – 771 � 2005 – 877 � 2010 – 909 � 2020 – nearly 1020

…and renew the face of the Earth!

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