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Ruthenian Catholic Church

Ruthenian Catholic Church
   This Eastern Church, also known as the Byzantine-Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church, has its homeland in what was Ruthenia (the Latin name for Rus) and today is the western Ukraine, southwest of the Carpathian mountains; this Church is in full communion with the bishop of Rome.

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