OCU celebrates anniversary of unification council

(UOC-USA) - Ukrainians gathered for the formal celebration of the First Anniversary of the Unification Council of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine that took place a year ago - December 15, 2018.Upon the invitation of His Beatitude Metropolitan Epifaniy of Kyiv and All Ukraine, the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople comissioned the hierarchs of the Throne - His Eminence Metropolitan Emmanuel of France, His Eminence Metropolitan Amphilochius, His Eminence Archbishop Daniel (Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA), His Grace Bishop Ilarion (UOC of Canada) and His Grace Bishop Maximos of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of France - to formally represent the Patriarchate at the festivities.

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  1. MikailDecember 17, 2019 at 10:38 PM

    An anniversary that lives in disgrace.

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  2. VanOldenPhattDecember 18, 2019 at 10:08 AM

    A church for the people who voted for Poroshenko. How cute! Bartholomew still fighting the Cold War on behalf of his Imperial Patrons Mike Pompeo and Geoffrey Pyatt, whose attempts to strongarm President Zelensky haven’t worked out nearly as well as their efforts among all the ‘Mediterranean’ Orthodox leaders.

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