Episode 1 – Introduction

History helps us understand the past. And the past helps us understand the present. 

The Archeparchy of Philadelphia is thrilled to announce a new project, A Church of Witness: The Ukrainian Catholic Story with Metropolitan Borys Gudziak. This series explores the history of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, one of the 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, and the only institution with a thousand-year trajectory in Ukraine’s history. 

Today, in the United States, the Ukrainian Catholic Church includes four eparchies: 

• Archeparchy of Philadelphia (Metropolitan Borys Gudziak); 

• Eparchy of Stamford (Bishop Paul Chomnycky); 

• Eparchy of Saint Josaphat in Parma (Bishop Bohdan Danylo); 

• Eparchy of Saint Nicholas in Chicago (Bishop Benedict Aleksiychuk). 

And there are 36 eparchies worldwide — 16 in Ukraine and 20 outside of Ukraine. 

In the coming weeks and months, we will share with our followers a millennial story — how God is at work among His people in Ukraine and beyond, and how this history helps us better understand the events of today. Metropolitan Borys Gudziak, a Church historian, will guide us on this journey, helping us explore new horizons in the understanding of our legacy. 

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