Ukrainian Catholics: Beatitude Sviatoslav

Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Dept: He heads up a 1,000-year-old church, carries several lofty titles, and leads a flock numbering in the millions, but His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk is also ensuring he meets as many of Manitoba's Ukrainian Catholics as possible during his two-week stay here, according to Winnipeg Free Press. Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is the official name of the largest Eastern Rite church in full communion with Rome. His Beatitude Sviatoslav, major archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholics, is directly responsible to Pope Benedict and fluent in nine languages, including English, His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk presides over an increasingly diverse denomination of six million. During his first pastoral visit to Canada since his election to the highest office in the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, the 42-year-old major archbishop based in Kyiv, Ukraine, visits nursing homes, nursery schools, parishes and religious communities. He leads the liturgy Sunday at the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of Sts. Volodymr and Olga at 115 McGregor St. Church facts (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.