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Over 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. According to official terminology
the three major Orthodox jurisdictions and the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
belong to the category "traditional Churches."
There are also Jews, Moslems and believers of other faiths in 21st Century Ukraine.
There are three major Orthodox jurisdictions in Ukraine:
- The Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) has 9049 communities, most of which are located in central and southeastern Ukraine.
- The Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate (UOC-KP) has 2781 communities, of which about a third are in the central regions and about 10% in southeastern areas.
- The Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (UAOC) has 1015 communities; about 80% are located in western Ukraine.
There are two major Catholic Churches represented in Ukraine:
- The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) has 3317 communities, the vast majority of which are located in western Ukraine.
- The Roman Catholic Church (RCC) has 807 communities, of which more than half are in the central regions.
There are also "pre-Chalcedonian" Churches in Ukraine like the Armenian Apostolic Church
Protestant Churches in Ukraine
The Baptist, Pentecostal and Evangelical Churches are among the fastest growing
Christian communities in Ukraine.
New Religious Movements
There is also an interest in various non-traditional Christian and non-Christian
new religious groups in Ukraine.
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