The German religious scholar Nikolai Mitrokhin commented on the decisions of the “bishops’ council” of the restored UOC-KP, according to which the number of Philaret’s hierarchs will increase to 13.

“Anything expensive. There can be as many associations of Orthodox churches as you like in Ukraine, but as a result, their total number should be three. Patriarch Filaret (TM) has 13 bishops since today (he started in 2019 with two), and this is not the limit. Soon, at the expense of defectors from the OCU, who are impatient to receive the bishop’s baton at a discount rate, he will ordain his bishop to each Ukrainian region, and even vicars in millionaires, will accept one of the major bishops of the OCU who left Epiphany, and the very start will begin. interesting,” the religious scholar writes.

As previously reported, on December 13, 2021, the Kyiv Patriarchate decided to ordain two more Filaret supporters in the United States and Moldova as “bishops”.

“Naming as bishops” for the secretary of the vicariate of the UOC-KP in the USA and Canada Luka Zgoba (pictured) took place on the same day in Kiev. On December 14, Luka Zgoba will be ordained “bishop”.