List of cathedrals in Ukraine and cathedral temples that includes temples that used to have
cathedra
A ''cathedra'' is the raised throne of a bishop in the early Christian basilica. When used with this meaning, it may also be called the bishop's throne. With time, the related term ''cathedral'' became synonymous with the "seat", or principa ...
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All of the
Russian Orthodox Church temples in
Ukraine are organized as the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Since 1992 there has been a movement to organize a separate Ukrainian Orthodox Church led by self organized Kyiv Patriarch. For disambiguation purposes the Russian Orthodox Church is identified as the
Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), and other the
Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Kyiv Patriarchate).
The Russian Orthodox Church continues to possess the highest number of dioceses and major temples in Ukraine. Many of the dioceses were created after the
fall of the Soviet Union in 2000s and later.
Main cathedrals of confessions
Cathedrals of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate)
Cathedrals of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Kyiv Patriarchate)
''Notes:''
* Church of the Intercession of Theotokos in
Lutsk temporarily serves as a cathedral temple of the Volyn eparchy.
* Church of the Saint Hieromartyr George the Victory-bearer in
Lviv temporarily serves as a cathedral temple of the Lviv eparchy.
Additional cathedrals
Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate)
Cathedrals of the
Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate):
* Birth of Christ Cathedral in
Berdyansk
*Peter and Paul Cathedral in
Luhansk
* St. Basil's Co-Cathedral in
Izmail
*St. Basil's Cathedral in
Sarny
*St. Basil's Co-Cathedral in
Okhtyrka
*St. Basil's Cathedral in
Khmelnytskyi
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyivan Patriarchate
Cathedrals of the
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyivan Patriarchate:
*
Holy Trinity Cathedral in
Lutsk
*Transfiguration Cathedral in
Donetsk
*Cathedral of St. Paul Konyushkevych and Assumption of Virgin Mary in
Sambir
Sambir ( uk, Самбір, pl, Sambor, yi, סאמבאָר, Sambor) is a city in Sambir Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Sambir Raion (district) and is located close to the border with Poland. Sambir hosts t ...
*St. Michael's Cathedral in
Zhitomir
*Holy Trinity Cathedral in
Zaporozhye
*Cathedral of St. Andrew in
Kropyvnytskyi
*Holy Protection Cathedral in
Lviv
*Cathedral of the Nativity in
Odesa
*Holy Resurrection Cathedral in
Pereiaslav
*Dormition Cathedral in
Poltava
Poltava (, ; uk, Полтава ) is a city located on the Vorskla River in central Ukraine. It is the capital city of the Poltava Oblast (province) and of the surrounding Poltava Raion (district) of the oblast. Poltava is administratively ...
*Holy Protection Cathedral in
Rivne
*Holy Resurrection Co-Cathedral in
Rivne
*Holy Resurrection Cathedral in
Sumy
*Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin in
Ternopil
*Cathedral of the Transfiguration in
Kremenets
*Cathedral of Candlemas in
Kherson
Kherson (, ) is a port city of Ukraine
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*Cathedral of St. Andrew in
Khmelnytskyi
*Holy Trinity Cathedral in
Cherkassy
Cherkasy ( uk, Черка́си, ) is a city in central Ukraine. Cherkasy is the capital of Cherkasy Oblast (province), as well as the administrative center of Cherkasky Raion (district) within the oblast. The city has a population of
Che ...
*Cathedral of St. Paraskevi of Serbia in
Chernivtsi
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*St. Catherine Cathedral in
Chernihiv
Cathedrals of the Catholic Church
Cathedrals of the
Catholic Church in Ukraine in full communion with the Pope in Rome. In this country there are at least 34 catholic cathedrals with 4 rites:
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Latin Rite
* Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul in Kamianets-Podilskyi
* Cathedral of the Assumption Blessed Virgin Mary in Kharkiv
* Co-cathedral of the Merciful Father in Zaporizhia
* Cathedral of Holy Wisdom in Zhytomyr
Zhytomyr ( uk, Жито́мир, translit=Zhytomyr ; russian: Жито́мир, Zhitomir ; pl, Żytomierz ; yi, זשיטאָמיר, Zhitomir; german: Schytomyr ) is a city in the north of the western half of Ukraine. It is the Capital city, a ...
* Co-Cathedral of St. Alexander in Kyiv
* Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul in Lutsk
* Cathedral of St. Martin of Tours in Mukacheve
Mukachevo ( uk, Мукачево, ; hu, Munkács; see name section) is a city in the valley of the Latorica river in Zakarpattia Oblast ( province), in Western Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of Mukachevo Raion ( district), th ...
* Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Odesa
Ukrainian Rite
Cathedrals of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church:
*Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul in Chortkiv
*Cathedral of the Virgin of Mercy in Donetsk
*Cathedral of the Resurrection of Our Saviour in Ivano-Frankivsk
Ivano-Frankivsk ( uk, Іва́но-Франкі́вськ, translit=Iváno-Frankívśk ), formerly Stanyslaviv ( pl, Stanisławów ; german: Stanislau), is a city located in Western Ukraine. It is the administrative centre of Ivano-Frankivsk O ...
*Cathedral of St. Michael in Kolomyia
*Co-Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Chernivtsi
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*Cathedral of the Nativity of the Theotokos in Lutsk
* St. George's Cathedral in Lviv
* Cathedral of the Dormition of the Holy Mother of God in Odesa
*Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Drohobych
*Cathedral of Sts. Ann, Peter and Paul in Sokal
*Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin in Stryi
Stryi ( uk, Стрий, ; pl, Stryj) is a city located on the left bank of the river Stryi in Lviv Oblast (region) of western Ukraine 65 km to the south of Lviv (in the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains). It serves as the administrative cen ...
* Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Holy Mother of God in Ternopil
Armenian Rite
*Armenian Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary in Lviv
Ruthenian Rite
*Cathedral of the Exaltation of the Cross in Mukacheve
* Co-Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Mukacheve
See also
* List of cathedrals
* Christianity in Ukraine
References
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Cathedrals
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Cathedrals
A cathedral is a church that contains the '' cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denomination ...