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In the Eastern Catholic Churches, major archbishop (sometimes also styled as major archeparch) is a title for the chief hierarch ("Father and Head") [1] of an autonomous particular Church that has not been "endowed with the patriarchal title". [2]
The four major archiepiscopal churches in the Catholic Church are: Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) (Byzantine Rite) - Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk (Many in this Church claim patriarchal dignity for it, but the Holy See recognizes it only as a major archepiscopal Church.) [1]
The Vicariate was established in 1896, when the first archbishop was appointed. The Syro-Malabar's current hierarchical structure was established in 1923, and Ernakulam elevated as an archdiocese. In 1993, when Syro-Malabar Catholic Church was raised to major archiepiscopal church, Ernakulam became the seat of the major archbishop.
The Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese caused a major controversy for the Syro-Malabar Church around the implementation of celebrating uniform mode of Holy Mass. Archbishop Mar Antony Kariyil's leadership and resignation [1] in 2022, against the backdrop of resistance to Archbishop Mar George Alencherry, marked a significant phase.
Coat of arms of Major Archbishop Sviatoslav. This is a list of leaders of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (formerly known as the Ruthenian Uniate Church or the Uniate Church) which is a sui juris (particular church) of the Catholic Church that is in full communion with the Holy See.
Sviatoslav in the Polish Senate. Sviatoslav Shevchuk (Ukrainian: Святосла́в Шевчу́к; born 5 May 1970 in Stryi, Ukrainian SSR) is a Ukrainian Catholic prelate who has served as the Major Archbishop of Kyiv–Galicia and Primate of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) since 25 March 2011.
The 266th bishop of Rome is Pope Francis, who was elected on 13 March 2013.The pope is the patriarch of the Latin Church, the largest of the Catholic Church's 24 autonomous churches.
The following is a list of living Catholic bishops of India sorted by ecclesiastical province and diocese.The bishops of India include two major archbishops, one each of the Syro-Malabar and the Syro-Malankara church, and one of the four titular patriarchs of the Latin Church.