According to the findings of a poll that was carried out in 2015 by the Pew Research Center, an overwhelming majority of Ukrainians (86%) have religious faith.10 percent of Ukrainians identified as Catholic, which is an increase over the 5.6 percent number given in their poll in 2010.On the other hand, 78 percent of Ukrainians identified as Orthodox, while 7 percent classified as atheist, agnostic, or ″nothing in particular.″ 1 Only 22 percent of Ukrainians believe that religion has a very significant role in their lives, while 45 percent believe that it plays a significant role to some degree, and 30 percent believe that it plays ″not too″ or no role at all.2 The weekly church attendance rate for Ukrainian Catholics was estimated to be 43 percent, while the weekly church attendance rate for Ukrainian Orthodox was 12 percent.3 The majority of Ukrainian Catholics (56 percent) and Ukrainian Orthodox Christians (28 percent) report that they pray every day.

What is the Catholic population of Ukraine?

The following information is important to keep in mind regarding Ukraine’s Catholic population: A little less than nine percent of Ukrainians identify as Greek Catholics, which means they are members of Catholic Churches that adhere to the Byzantine Rite.Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuck of the Ukrainian Archeparchy of Kyiv-Halych is the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, which nearly all of them are a member of.He is the leader of this church.

What are the main characteristics of Ukrainian Catholicism?

Greek Catholics, rather than Catholics who use the Latin rite, constitute the vast majority of Ukrainian Catholics. This is the primary distinguishing trait of Ukrainian Catholicism. The Catholics who practice the Eastern rite rather than the Roman Catholicism are more numerous in Ukraine than in any other country in Europe.

What is the history of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church?

The Christianization of Kievan Rus’ in the 10th century is the origin of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. Kievan Rus’ is a state whose legacy Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus all claim to be their own. In addition, the Russian Orthodox Church, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church under the Moscow Patriarchate, and the Orthodox Church in Ukraine all trace their origins back to this event.