Union of Uzhhorod

1646, Transcarpathia

Also known as: Union of Uzhgorod

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In Eastern rite church: History
The Union of Uzhhorod (Uzhgorod) in 1646 brought many Ruthenians (or Rusyns) into the Roman Catholic Church when 63 Ruthenian Orthodox priests, who represented Ruthenians living under Catholic rule, accepted the authority of Rome while being allowed to maintain their liturgical language (Old Church Slavonic) and…
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In Ukraine: Transcarpathia
After the Union of Uzhhorod in 1646, on terms similar to the Union of Brest-Litovsk, the Uniate church became dominant in the religious sphere. Overwhelmingly rural in character, Transcarpathia had a Ukrainian (Ruthenian) peasantry, a powerful Hungarian landowning nobility, and a substantial number of urban and rural…
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In Ruthenian Catholic Church
…Roman Catholic Church since the Union of Uzhhorod (or Uzhgorod) in 1646.
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