Ukrainians

Ukrainians ({{lang-ua|????????}}, Ukrayintsi) are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine.

Religion

Ukrainians are predominantly of the Orthodox Christian faith, in eastern and southern Ukraine most common is Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC-MP) under the Patriarch of Moscow of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC). Some Ukrainians especially in the Western region of Galicia belong to Eastern Rite of the Catholic Church more specifically to the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. Various Protestant churches as well as nationalist un-canonical UOC-KP church headed by Patriarch Filaret (Mykhailo Denysenko) have a growing presence among Ukrainians. (See History of Christianity in Ukraine).

Related Topics:
Orthodox Christian - Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC-MP) - Patriarch of Moscow - Russian Orthodox Church - Galicia - Eastern Rite - Catholic Church - Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church - Protestant - UOC-KP church - Patriarch Filaret (Mykhailo Denysenko) - History of Christianity in Ukraine

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