Church in Ukraine
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Twentieth Century Leaders of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
NEW SITE: Up-to-date information is now maintained at the Ukrainian
Greek Catholic Church official website at www.ugcc.org.ua/eng/.
The Twentieth Century was a difficulty time for the Ukrainian Greek Catholic
Church. Through Divine Providence it was guided by some of the greatest leaders
in Ukrainian history.
- Metropolitan
Andrey Sheptytsky led the Church through two world wars. (leader
from 1901 to 1944)
- Josyf Slipiy,
Major Archbishop, Patriarch, Cardinal and Metropolitan suffered in
the gulag yet survived to lead his Church in exile for two more decades. (leader
from 1944 to 1984)
- Archbishop
Volodymyr Sterniuk, locum tenens (acting head) of the Ukrainian
Greek Catholic Church in Ukraine , led the underground
Church to freedom. (leader in Ukraine from 1972 to 1991)
- Myroslav
Ivan Lubachivsky, Major Archbishop and Cardinal , led the Church
in exile and returned home in joy to lead the faithful in Ukraine. (leader
from 1984 to 2000)
- Lubomyr Husar,
Major Archbishop and Cardinal , is leading the Church into the 21st
century. (leader from 2001 to the present)
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