The Patriarchal Curia of the UkrainianGreek-CatholicChurch is an organ of the head of the UGCC, Major Archbishop of Kyiv and Halych, which coordinates and promotes the common activity of the UGCC in Ukraine to make influence on society in different spheres: education, policy, culture, etc. The Curia develops action of the Church's structures, enables relations and cooperation with other Churches and major public institutions in religious and social areas for implementation of the Social Doctrine of the Catholic Church through everyday life. Auxiliary bishop Bohdan Dzyurach is the head of the Patriarchal administration.
In the year 2006 His Beatitude Lubomyr established in the Patriarchal Curia of the UGCC the Department for Pastoral Care in the Armed Forces and in the Penitentiary System of Ukraine. This structure implements a general management of pastoral ministry in Ukraine and develops links for cooperation abroad. The chief of the Department is Most Rev. Michael Koltun, Bishop of Sokal.
Rev. Lubomyr Yavorsky, the present Head of the Board for Pastoral Care in Armed Forces and other military units of Ukraine, is responsible for development of the ministry in 12 eparchies in Ukraine. There are 12 head chaplains in every local eparchy of the UGCC, who ensure the coordination of activity of military chaplains on eparchial level.
The head of the Board for Penitentiary Pastoral care is Rev. Constantin Panteley, who is responsible for coordination of activity in this realm. He is in direct contact with 37 priests in 12 eparchies who have been assigned responsibility for prison pastoral care. Those pastors ensure regular attendance of penitentiary facilities, investigatory isolators and prisons.