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The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, in the fall, before accepting permission to create a single Orthodox Church, expressed his desire to visit Ukraine for the second time. : "Historic event": Bartholomew made an important statement on the provision of autocephaly to Ukraine
"As far as I know, even after signing the relevant agreement to Fanari, before the Council of Unity, Patriarch Bartholomew himself declared that he already had a new willingness all of a sudden Visit the Orthodox in Ukraine, "- said the head of the DNC
The Metropolitan also insisted that he would invite Bartholomew back to Ukraine.
Already after receiving Tomas on my side, an invitation to His Holiness would soon be made in Ukraine,
– added Epiphane
.The CPU notes that Tomos' reception on autocephaly from Constantinople constitutes the first step in the recognition of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine by other local Orthodox churches.
"It is about the recognition of the has first local Orthodox church. After receiving Tomas, we will work atm to other Orthodox Autocephalous Churches recognize and the independence of our Orthodox Church "-. he added
A little earlier, the Metropolitan Epiphanes said that on the departure procedure on Jan. 5 from Tomos Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Ukraine. The next day, January 6, after the first ceremonial service of Patriarch Bartholomew and Epiphanius himself, Tomos will be presented after the solemn liturgy.
Currently, the Orthodox Church of Ukraine has about 7,000 parishes. In the two weeks following the unification of the Council, it was decided to transfer more than 20 parishes of the UOC deputy with their priests to the CCP. In addition, an online map has been created on the Internet, which lists the communities placed under the jurisdiction of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine from the UOC of the Moscow Patriarchate.
How was the Orthodox Church established in Ukraine? On October 10, at this meeting, the clergy heard a report from the messengers of Patriarch Bartholomew (exarchs) who had spent nearly a month in Ukraine. In particular, the clergy went to Ukrainian churches and spoke with the priests. According to the results of their report, Ukraine approved the establishment of a single local church
On December 15, at the Council of Unity, the Orthodox bishops announced the "Unity". unification of Ukrainian churches into one independent and independent church. His official name looks like this: Ukrainian National Autocephalous Orthodox Church. Metropolitan Pereyaslavsky and Bila Tserkva Epiphanes became the primate of the unified local Orthodox Church. His candidacy was supported by the majority of bishops at the Unity Council in Kiev. The Cathedral of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine will be Mikhailovsky Cathedral with a golden dome and not Saint Sophia of Kiev, as previously stated.
