Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Christ, Kolomyia

The Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Christ in Kolomyia at 31 Teatralna Street proudly holds the title of the largest Greek Catholic church in western Ukraine among all the shrines of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. The Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Christ was built in 1998. On August 19, 1999, on the feast of the Transfiguration of Christ, the blessed memory of Bishop Pavlo Vasylyk, the first Archbishop of the Kolomyia-Chernivtsi Eparchy of the UGCC, consecrated and laid the cornerstone for the construction of the Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Christ. A total of 1.638 hectares of land were allocated for the construction of the temple complex. It was built under the careful supervision of architect Viktor Mytsay. The newly built temple was consecrated in 2012.

It is worth noting that the temple is two stories high and 52 meters tall, capable of accommodating about two thousand worshippers on the first floor and three thousand people on the second. The cathedral is made of brick, and the funds for the domes were donated by Pope John Paul II during his visit to Ukraine in 2001. In the near future, a 60-meter bell tower is planned to be built near the temple.

Another feature of the Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Christ is that the funds for the temple's covering were contributed by Pope John Paul II during his visit to Ukraine.

The cathedral was painted by renowned Lviv icon painters and teachers from the Department of Sacred Art of the Lviv Academy of Arts, led by Roman Kysly and Roman Vasylyk (the brother of Bishop Pavlo Vasylyk). The temple is 42 meters long and 38 meters wide, reaching up to 52 meters into the sky. It is the tallest building in Kolomyia (for comparison, the height of the city hall is 33 meters). The cathedral has upper and lower churches, a large and rich collection of icons left by Bishop Mykola Simkailo. The cathedral can accommodate up to 5,000 people. It was consecrated on August 19, 2012, by the Patriarch of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Sviatoslav, in the presence of bishops and priests.

Tourists can enter the cathedral, pray, and admire the beautiful frescoes while adhering to the rules set by the church administration. In front of the cathedral are two graves of bishops (Pavlo Vasylyk and Mykola Simkailo), who greatly contributed to the formation of the Kolomyia-Chernivtsi Greek Catholic Eparchy and the construction of the Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Christ.

In 2009, the construction of an administrative building next to the cathedral began, which currently houses catechetical classes, a kindergarten, and an administrative office. On January 22, 2017, the opening of a burial place (kindergarten) for children aged 3 to 6 years, named after Blessed Tarsykia, took place at the Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Christ.

The Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Christ is located near the famous Pysanka Museum and the gymnasium named after Mykhailo Hrushevsky.