The years after the relinquishing of Soviet control proved to be even more fruitful for the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Poland. In 1993, the Church was put under direct control of the Holy See instead of the Polish Primate, which had governed it since the communist era. The Church was then divided into two eparchies in 1996 — the eparchies of Przemysl-Warsaw and Wroclaw-Gdansk. As of 2002, there were 65 Greek Catholic priests in Poland and 136 parishes within the nation, in addition to five total monastic orders. The Church now produces a monthly magazine known as Blahovist and true to its traditions, Mass is said in Ukrainian, and it follows the Julian calendar.
While there have been improvements in terms of freedom of worship, the Ukrainian Catholic Church still faces problems in Poland. Some of these issues include figuring out how to navigate the historical tensions between Ukrainian Catholic Churches and Eastern Orthodoxy, the scarcity of Greek Catholic Churches that makes it difficult for members of the faith to find a church for them and the ever-important need to defend national identity, which is always a tricky issue when the borders of Eastern Europe change. Still, in spite of the future obstacles, the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Poland has managed to overcome the odds and survive a host of challenges, whether physical, social or theological, which is reason enough to be confident in its ability to survive in Poland for the future.
While there have been improvements in terms of freedom of worship, the Ukrainian Catholic Church still faces problems in Poland. Some of these issues include figuring out how to navigate the historical tensions between Ukrainian Catholic Churches and Eastern Orthodoxy, the scarcity of Greek Catholic Churches that makes it difficult for members of the faith to find a church for them and the ever-important need to defend national identity, which is always a tricky issue when the borders of Eastern Europe change. Still, in spite of the future obstacles, the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Poland has managed to overcome the odds and survive a host of challenges, whether physical, social or theological, which is reason enough to be confident in its ability to survive in Poland for the future.