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The term Greek Catholic Church can refer to a number of
Eastern Catholic Churches The Eastern Catholic Churches or Oriental Catholic Churches, also called the Eastern-Rite Catholic Churches, Eastern Rite Catholicism, or simply the Eastern Churches, are 23 Eastern Christian autonomous (''sui iuris'') particular churches of th ...
following the Byzantine (Greek) liturgy, considered collectively or individually. The terms Greek Catholic, Greek Catholic church or Byzantine Catholic, Byzantine Catholic Church may refer to: * Individually, any 14 of the 23 Eastern Catholic Churches which use the
Byzantine rite The Byzantine Rite, also known as the Greek Rite or the Rite of Constantinople, identifies the wide range of cultural, liturgical, and canonical practices that developed in the Eastern Christianity, Eastern Christian Church of Constantinople. Th ...
, a.k.a. ''Greek Rite'': ** the
Albanian Greek Catholic Church The Albanian Greek Catholic Church ( la, Ecclesiae Graecae Catholico Albanica; sq, Kisha Katolike Bizantine Shqiptare), also known as the Albanian Byzantine Catholic Church, is an autonomous (''sui iuris'' in Latin) Byzantine Rite particular ch ...
** the
Belarusian Greek Catholic Church The Belarusian Greek Catholic Church ( be, Беларуская грэка-каталіцкая царква, ''Bielaruskaja hreka-katalickaja carkva'' BHKC; la, Ecclesiae Graecae Catholico Belarusica) sometimes called in reference to its By ...
** the
Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church The Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church ( bg, Църква на съединените с Рим българи; la, Ecclesiae Graecae Catholico Bulgarica), sometimes called, in reference to its Byzantine Rite, the Bulgarian Byzantine Catholic ...
** the
Greek Catholic Church of Croatia and Serbia sr, Гркокатоличка црква у Хрватској и Србији , native_name_lang = sh , image = Coat of arms of Đura Džudžar.svg , imagewidth = , alt = , caption = ...
** the
Greek Byzantine Catholic Church The Greek Byzantine Catholic Church ( el, Ελληνική Βυζαντινή Καθολική Εκκλησία, ''Ellinikí Vizantiní Katholikí Ekklisía;'') or the Greek Catholic Church is a ''sui iuris'' Eastern Catholic particular church of ...
, in Greece and Turkey ** the
Hungarian Greek Catholic Church The Hungarian Greek Catholic Church ( hu, Magyar görögkatolikus egyház; la, Ecclesia Graeco-Catholica Hungariae) or Hungarian Byzantine Catholic Church is a metropolitan '' sui iuris'' ("autonomous") Eastern Catholic particular church in ...
** the
Italo-Albanian Catholic Church The Italo-Albanian Catholic Church ( la, Ecclesia Catholica Italo-Albanica; it, Chiesa Cattolica Italo-Albanese; sq, Kisha Katolike-Bizantine Arbëreshë), Italo-Albanian Byzantine-Catholic Church or Italo-Albanian Church, is one of the 23 E ...
** the
Macedonian Greek Catholic Church The Macedonian Greek Catholic Church ( la, Ecclesiae Graecae Catholico Macedonica; mk, Македонска грчка католичка црква), sometimes called, in reference to its Byzantine Rite, the Macedonian Byzantine Catholic Churc ...
** the
Melkite Greek Catholic Church el, Μελχιτική Ελληνική Καθολική Εκκλησία , image = Melkite Greek Catholic Church, Damascus, Syria.jpg , imagewidth = 200px , alt = , caption = , abbreviatio ...
** the
Romanian Greek Catholic Church The Romanian Greek Catholic Church or Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic ( la, Ecclesia Graeco-Catholica Romaniae; ro, Biserica Română Unită cu Roma, Greco-Catolică), sometimes called, in reference to its Byzantine Rite, the ...
(officially the ''Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic'') ** the
Russian Greek Catholic Church , native_name_lang = ru , image = Moscow,_Catholic_Church_in_Presnya.jpg , imagewidth = 200px , alt = , caption = Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception , abbreviation = , ty ...
** the
Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church The Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church ( rue, Русиньска ґрекокатолицька церьков; la, Ecclesia Graeco-Catholica Ruthenica), also known in the United States simply as the Byzantine Catholic Church, is an Eastern Cath ...
** the
Slovak Greek Catholic Church The Slovak Greek Catholic Church ( Slovak: ''Gréckokatolícka cirkev na Slovensku'', "Greek-Catholic Church in Slovakia"; la, Ecclesia Graeco Catholica Slovacica), or Slovak Byzantine Catholic Church, is a metropolitan ''sui iuris'' Eastern Ca ...
** the
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church , native_name_lang = uk , caption_background = , image = StGeorgeCathedral Lviv.JPG , imagewidth = , type = Particular church (sui iuris) , alt = , caption = St. George's C ...
* Any other group of Eastern Catholics following the Byzantine rite: ** the
Georgian Byzantine-Rite Catholics Georgian Byzantine Rite Catholics, or members of the Georgian Greek Catholic Church, are Catholics from the Georgian people who practice the Byzantine Rite in Old Georgian, which is also the liturgical language of the Georgian Orthodox Church. Hist ...
** an
Ordinariate for Eastern Catholic faithful An ordinariate for the faithful of Eastern rite is a geographical ecclesiastical structure for Eastern Catholic communities in areas where no eparchy of their own particular Church has been established. This structure was introduced by the apostol ...
without proper ordinary, in 6 countries * The
Catholic Church in Greece , native_name_lang = , image = File:03.Καθολικός Ναός Αγίου Διονυσίου GR-IA10-0058.jpg , imagewidth = 250px , alt = , caption = Cathedral Basilica of St. Dionysi ...
, a Roman Catholic hierarchy following the
Latin rite Latin liturgical rites, or Western liturgical rites, are Catholic rites of public worship employed by the Latin Church, the largest particular church ''sui iuris'' of the Catholic Church, that originated in Europe where the Latin language once ...
in Greece


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Albanian Catholic Church The term Albanian Catholic Church can refer to: * Catholic Church in Albania, incorporating all communities and institutions of the Catholic Church in Albania * Albanian Greek Catholic Church or Albanian Byzantine Catholic Church, an Eastern Catho ...
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Belarusian Catholic Church Belarusian Catholic Church may refer to: * Catholic Church in Belarus, incorporating all communities and institutions of the Catholic Church in Belarus * Belarusian Byzantine Catholic Church, an Eastern Catholic church of the Byzantine Rite, center ...
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Bulgarian Catholic Church The term Bulgarian Catholic Church can refer to: * Catholic Church in Bulgaria, communities and institutions of the Catholic Church in Bulgaria (including the Latin Church) * Bulgarian Byzantine Catholic Church, a "sui juris" Eastern Catholic Churc ...
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Croatian Catholic Church Croatian Catholic Church can refer to: * Catholic Church in Croatia * Greek Catholic Church of Croatia and Serbia * Old Catholic Church of Croatia See also * Albanian Catholic Church * Belarusian Catholic Church * Bulgarian Catholic Church * Gr ...
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Hungarian Catholic Church Hungarian Catholic Church may refer to: * Catholic Church in Hungary, incorporating all communities and institutions of the Catholic Church in Hungary (including the Latin Church) * Hungarian Byzantine Catholic Church (an Eastern Catholic church of ...
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Romanian Catholic Church Romanian Catholic Church may refer to: * Catholic Church in Romania, including both Latin and Eastern Catholics * Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic (an Eastern Catholic church of the Byzantine Rite, in full communion with the Church ...
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Russian Catholic Church , native_name_lang = ru , image = Moscow,_Catholic_Church_in_Presnya.jpg , imagewidth = 200px , alt = , caption = Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception , abbreviation = , ty ...
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Serbian Catholic Church The term Serbian Catholic Church can refer to: * Catholic Church in Serbia, communities and institutions of the Catholic Church in Serbia (including the Latin Church) * Greek Catholic Eparchy of Ruski Krstur, an eparchy (diocese) for Eastern Cathol ...
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Slovak Catholic Church Slovak Catholic Church may refer to: * Catholic Church in Slovakia, incorporating all communities and institutions of the Catholic Church in Slovakia * Slovak Greek Catholic Church, an Eastern Catholic church of the Byzantine Rite, centered in Sl ...
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Ukrainian Catholic Church Ukrainian Catholic Church may refer to: * Latin Church in Ukraine * Greek Catholic Churches (Eastern Catholic communities of the Byzantine Rite, centered in Ukraine, in communion with the Church of Rome) **Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church **Ukraini ...
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