Decree of establishment of the UOGCC

    The orthodox Catholic Bishops’ Synod of the UGCC declares before God and before the faithful of Ukraine on 11th August 2009 the orthodox structure of the Church under the name of the Ukrainian orthodox Greek-Catholic Church – abbreviated to UOGCC. This structure includes all priests, religious and believers who are faithful to the Catholic faith and until this time had no other choice but to stay under the rule of apostates. The apostates unlawfully hold power in the UGCC in spite of being excluded from the Church. Therefore, the orthodox Catholic Bishops’ Synod of the UGCC was forced to establish a new Church structure for the orthodox faithful of the UGCC.

    UOGCC accepts the primacy of the Roman Pontiff, is founded on the Apostolic and Eastern Catholic Tradition and, above all, dissociates itself from the contemporary heresies which destroy both the Eastern and the Western Church.

                                                                                                      Place and date of establishment of the UOGCC:

                                                                                         Lvov – Bryukhovychi, 3 Sosnova St., on 11th August 2009

Establishing committee of the UOGCC:

Head of the Church: + Mikhailo Osidach

Vicar: + Eliáš Dohnal OSBM

Secretary: + Markian Hitiuk OSBM

Members of the Synod: + Metod?j Špi?ík OSBM

+ Samuel Oberhauser OSBM

+ Timotej Sojka OSBM

+ Bazil Kolodi OSBM

The decree of declaration sent to:

Pope Benedict XVI

President of Ukraine V. Yushchenko