The Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church elected Metropolitan Onufry
The Council of bishops of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate on Wednesday in Kiev-Pechersk Lavra was elected Metropolitan of Chernivtsi and Bukovyna Onuphrius (Berezovsky) new head, said Wednesday Last news Ombudsman of the press service of the UOC-MP Vasily Anisimov.
" Elected Metropolitan Onufry, " said he.
The former Metropolitan of Kyiv and all Ukraine Volodymyr (Sabodan), who held the chair since 1992, died on 5 July. The election of the new Primate of the UOC-MP was held in 2 rounds. The resolution was approved by secret ballot. The Council was attended 78 bishops: 52 ruling, 22 auxiliary (helping) and 4 unimportant.
first on Wednesday, a source in the UOC-MP has said that undecided 3 candidates for the position of Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate: Metropolitan Onufry, with the highest number of votes, and metropolitans Anthony and Symeon.
According to the source, for Metropolitan Onufry in the first round was given to 36 votes for Metropolitan Anthony - 24, Metropolitan Simeon - 9.
The election of the Primate of the UOC will End thanksgiving prayer service in the assumption Cathedral of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra. Enthronement as the newly elected head of the Kiev Metropolitan Department will be held in the Abbey on Sunday, August 17.
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