http://risu.org.ua/en/index/reference/major_religionshttp://risu.org.ua/php_uploads/images/sitecontent/ContentFileLogo_EN_5.gifhttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/reference/major_religions16984http://risu.org.ua/en/index/reference/major_religions/45457/Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:11:08 +0300The Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyivan Patriarchate (UOC-KP) is one of the branches of the Church of Kyiv. It currently has an irregular canonical status. De facto this status is autocephalous, but it is not recognized by the Ecumenical Orthodox Churches.Major Religionshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/reference/major_religions/44022/Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:04:55 +0300Major Religionshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/reference/major_religions/43853/Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:45:32 +0300The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) is one of the branches of the Church of Kyiv, which in 1596 restored full communion with the Roman Apostolic See. Today, the UGCC is the largest autonomous Eastern Catholic Church in the world.Major Religionshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/reference/major_religions/33294/Mon, 20 Jun 2011 13:19:00 +0300The Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (UAOC) is one of the branches of the Church of Kyiv. It currently has an irregular canonical status. De facto this status is autocephalous, but it is not recognized by the Ecumenical Orthodox Churches.Major Religionshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/reference/major_religions/42922/Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:00:48 +0300Has the most religious communities in Ukraine and is under the ecclesiastic jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate. The Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) is active only on Ukrainian territory.Major Religionshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/reference/major_religions/42847/Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:29:49 +0300More than 97% of the religious communities now registered in Ukraine are Christian. About half of these communities are of the Orthodox tradition. The other half is divided among Catholics and Protestants.Major Religionshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/reference/major_religions/40969/Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:42:57 +0300Historically, Crimea was the center of the spread of Islam in Ukraine. In the middle of the 15th century the Crimean Tatar Khanate was established there. It soon was reduced to a vassal state of the Ottoman EmpireMajor Religionshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/reference/major_religions/33663/Sun, 03 Jan 2010 15:05:09 +0300The Apostolic Nunciature in Ukraine is the authorized diplomatic representative office of the Vatican state. It was established in 1992. Ukraine has had intermittent relations with the Holy See since the end of the 10 th century. Relations became more active in the 13 th century. In 1253, Pope Innocent IV crowned King Danylo of Halych.Major Religionshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/reference/major_religions/33652/Sat, 02 Jan 2010 19:26:20 +0300Pentecostalism is a Protestant religious trend which originated at the end of the 19th century. At the beginning of the 20th century, Pentecostalism came to the Russian Empire, and from there to Ukraine. Pentecostals were preceded by the communities of Molokans and Dukhobors, who prepared the ground for the spread of Pentecostalism. It was brought to western Ukraine by emigrants who returned from the USA. In 1920, the first organized communities appeared in northwestern Ukrainian Volyn, and in 1924, the first Convention of Christians of the Holy Pentecost was held in Kremenchuk, where a union of Pentecostal communities was formed, which union was headed by Ivan Herasevych.Major Religionshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/reference/major_religions/33651/Sat, 02 Jan 2010 19:13:30 +0300The Baptist Church is one of the most widespread Protestant confessions in Ukraine. In 16th century Ukraine, there were Anabaptists, the predecessors of today’s Baptists.Major Religionshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/reference/major_religions/33650/Sat, 02 Jan 2010 19:04:37 +0300Calvinism began spreading in Ukraine at the beginning of the 1540s and is associated with the activities of prominent cultural figures, writers, scholars, and politicians who were interested in Protestant ideas. The first advocates of religious reform were the most educated people, who were invited by wealthy people to teach their children and expand the research and educational process in the country.Major Religionshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/reference/major_religions/33649/lutheransSat, 02 Jan 2010 18:56:44 +0300Lutheranism is a traditional Protestant denomination in Ukraine, known since the mid-sixteenth century in Volhyn, Halychyna, Kyiv, Podillia and Pobuzhzha. Certain members of the Ukrainian gentry (the Radzyvil family) were Lutherans. The possibility of a union with Ukrainian Orthodox Christians was discussed at one point. However, historical facts and the efforts of Catholic religious orders, in particular the Jesuits, led to the almost complete disappearance of Ukrainian Lutheran communities.Major Religionshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/reference/major_religions/33646/buddhistsSat, 02 Jan 2010 17:32:13 +0300In 1996, the Ukrainian Association of Karma Kagyu Buddhists was founded to help spread this trend of the teaching. Today in Ukraine, this is the largest Buddhist network, with 16 centers. The headquarters of the association is located in the far western Ukrainian city of Uzhhorod. Its highest authority is the Conference of Representatives of the Centers.Major Religionshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/reference/major_religions/33332/Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:59:18 +0300Ukraine contains the third-largest Jewish community in Europe and the fifth-largest Jewish community in the world. The majority of Ukrainian Jews live in four large cities: Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, and Odesa. Despite the limitations imposed on them by various governments and regimes throughout modern history, Jews played a major role in developing Ukraine's commerce and industry as well as the major urban environments of Ukraine.Major Religionshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/reference/major_religions/33331/Sun, 13 Dec 2009 12:17:17 +0300Major Religionshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/reference/major_religions/33330/Sun, 13 Dec 2009 12:02:24 +0300Major Religionshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/reference/major_religions/33329/Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:26:04 +0300Major Religionshttp://risu.org.ua/en/index/reference/major_religions/33306/Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:19:28 +0300Major Religions