Metropolyt A. Sheptytsky and the Establishment of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the United States ES25 and at least 125 worldwide

and at least 125 worldwide

Russell Braun

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swirls through the treacherous currents of its present politics

Metropolyt A. Sheptytsky and the Establishment of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the United States ES25 and at least 125 worldwideThe author gives a vivid scholarly account of the formation and establishment of the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church in the United States from 1884 1924. Subsequently, the church was divided into the Ruthenian and Ukrainian Catholic Churches. Metropolitan Sheptytskys preeminent role in this process is highlighted throughout. Also included is an addendum of 31 seminal documents, indispensable for the study of the Ukrainian Catholic Church.