Greek Catholic
noun
1
: a member of an Eastern rite of the Roman Catholic Church
2
: a member of an Eastern church
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Syria's leading churches — including the Greek Orthodox, Syriac Orthodox, and Melkite Greek Catholic communities — have expressed concern over the recent violence.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
Feulner came from a devout Roman Catholic family, while Weyrich himself was an ordained deacon of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 1 Nov. 2024
Eventually, even Ukraine’s faith acquired a Western veneer: in 1596, the Union of Brest-Litovsk created the Greek Catholic, or Uniat, Church—a compromise between Catholic Poles and Orthodox Ukrainians that acknowledged the pope but was Orthodox in ritual and allowed priests to marry.
—Anna Reid, Foreign Affairs, 6 Apr. 2022
Where: Saint George Melkite Greek Catholic Church, 425 16th Ave.
—Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 13 Sep. 2023
The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) had reacted with dismay at Francis' comments earlier this week.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 30 Aug. 2023
At the funeral service in a Greek Catholic church in central Lviv, incense filled the air.
—Megan Specia Brendan Hoffman, New York Times, 19 June 2023
As Russian forces approach Father Fedak’s Greek Catholic monastery, a wider ecclesiastical flight is happening in Ukraine.
—Alan Cullison, WSJ, 31 July 2022
Though tiny, there are many religious and ethnic communities — predominately Muslim (Sunni, Shia, Alawites), Druze, Jews, Ismailis, Christians (Maronites, Greek Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Armenian Apostolic) — all of whom have their own specialties and variations.
—Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Feb. 2023
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
Feulner came from a devout Roman Catholic family, while Weyrich himself was an ordained deacon of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 1 Nov. 2024
Eventually, even Ukraine’s faith acquired a Western veneer: in 1596, the Union of Brest-Litovsk created the Greek Catholic, or Uniat, Church—a compromise between Catholic Poles and Orthodox Ukrainians that acknowledged the pope but was Orthodox in ritual and allowed priests to marry.
—Anna Reid, Foreign Affairs, 6 Apr. 2022
Where: Saint George Melkite Greek Catholic Church, 425 16th Ave.
—Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 13 Sep. 2023
The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) had reacted with dismay at Francis' comments earlier this week.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 30 Aug. 2023
At the funeral service in a Greek Catholic church in central Lviv, incense filled the air.
—Megan Specia Brendan Hoffman, New York Times, 19 June 2023
As Russian forces approach Father Fedak’s Greek Catholic monastery, a wider ecclesiastical flight is happening in Ukraine.
—Alan Cullison, WSJ, 31 July 2022
Though tiny, there are many religious and ethnic communities — predominately Muslim (Sunni, Shia, Alawites), Druze, Jews, Ismailis, Christians (Maronites, Greek Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Armenian Apostolic) — all of whom have their own specialties and variations.
—Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Feb. 2023
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“Greek Catholic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Greek%20Catholic. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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