Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Ukrainian Orthodox Church is an autonomous Church of Eastern Orthodoxy in Ukraine, under the ecclesiastic jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate. It is locally referred to as the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) as there are two other major Orthodox Churches in Ukraine, while it is the only one whose canonical status is recognised by the whole Eastern Orthodox communion.Currently, three major Ukrainian Orthodox Churches coexist, and often compete, in the country: the Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Kiev Patriarchate, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), and the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church. Additionally, a significant body of Christians belong to the Eastern Rite Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, and a smaller number in the Ruthenian Catholic Church.