Greek Catholic

American  

noun

1. a member of the Greek Orthodox Church.

2. a Uniat belonging to a church observing the Greek rite.

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Greek Catholic British  

noun

1. a member of an Eastern Church in communion with the Greek patriarchal see of Constantinople

2. a member of one of the Uniat Greek Churches, which acknowledge the Pope's authority while retaining their own institutions, discipline, and liturgy

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Etymology

Origin of Greek Catholic

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

In Damascus, Father Makarios Qalouma from a Greek Catholic parish said he was keen for the visit to bring "hope and peace" to Lebanon and Syria.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

There has also been strong criticism from Ukrainians on social media, including the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic church.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2024

"Unfortunately the number of deaths is already so high, but every death is painful," said Natalia Menesheva, a dentist who attended the ceremony in Kyiv's main Greek Catholic cathedral.

From Reuters • Aug. 29, 2023

The Vatican, and before it the Holy See’s embassy in Ukraine, spoke out after Ukraine’s Greek Catholic leader, His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk, bitterly complained about Francis’ remarks.

From Washington Times • Aug. 29, 2023

The eastern division eventually gave rise to the Greek Catholic Church of Greece, the Balkans, and Russia, while the western division became the Roman Catholic Church of western Europe.

From The History of Education; educational practice and progress considered as a phase of the development and spread of western civilization by Cubberley, Ellwood Patterson