Honorary Patriarch Filaret (former head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate) has ignited tensions with the primate of the new Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU), Metropolitan Epifaniy. The tensions have fueled speculation about the unity of Ukraine’s Orthodox Church and the impact they could have on the Tomos of autocephaly signed in 2018 by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople.
The Ukrainian Weekly: Metropolitan Epifaniy attempts reconciliation with Patriarch Filaret
Metropolitan Epifaniy, the head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, leads the Orthodox Christmas service in St. Sophia in Kyiv on Jan. 7.2019.
