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Major Archbishops| Rite | Major Archdiocese | Major Archbishop | |
| Major Archbishops | Romanian | Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (2005.12.16) |  Lucian Mureşan (Cardinal) |
| Syro-Malabar | Ernakulam–Angamaly (1992.12.16) | George Alencherry (Cardinal) | |
| Syro-Malankar | Trivandrum (2005.02.10) | Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal (Cardinal) | |
| Ukrainian | Kyiv–Halyč (2005.08.21–…) Lviv (1963.12.23–2005.08.21) | Sviatoslav Shevchuk |
Major Archbishops, like patriarchs, are the heads of their Eastern-rite Churches. They enjoy patriarchal rights in nearly all respects, but without the patriarchal title. There are now four major archiepiscopal Churches, the Ukrainian, Syro-Malabar, Syro-Malankar, and Romanian. Some of them have requested the patriarchal status, the Holy See has deemed the Churches not ancient enough or inopportune to acquire such a status.
The election of a new Major Archbishop requires confirmation by the Pope, whereas that of a new Patriarch needs to be notified to the Pope who will then extend ecclesiastical communion to the new Patriarch.
as of 2022.01.01
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