The new Orthodox Church of Ukraine was formed in Kyiv today as 192 delegates met at historic St.Sofia Cathedral.Two hierarchs from the Moscow Patriarchate participated.
Chaired by His Eminence Metropolitan Emmanuel of France, the Council elected Metropolitan Epifaniy of the former Kyiv Patriarchate as the first primate of the OCU.His title is His Beatitude Metropolitan Epifaniy of Kyiv and All Ukraine.*
The only incident so far was the arrest of two men carrying firearms in Kiyiv.The US Embassy in Kiyiv had issued an advisory for US citizens, but the day went tranquilly for the most part.The Embassy sent a congratulatory tweet to the OCU and Metropolitan Epifaniy.At the same time,it called for restraint in the days ahead,in order to ensure a smooth transition.
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