The Diocese of Theodosia opposed the decisions of the Council of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which took place under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Metropolitan of Kyiv and All Ukraine Onufriy on May 27, 2022. This was reported in a press release of the Chancellery of the Diocese of Theodosia, published on May 29, 2022.
The delegation took part in the Council by video conference.
“His Eminence Metropolitan Plato of Theodosia and Kerch informed the Council that the clergy of the Diocese of Theodosia confirm their loyalty to the management of the Church in the status quo, canonically, namely, the Patriarchal Church. <…> The delegation of the Diocese of Feodosia unanimously voted against the adoption of the resolution of the Council and the proposed amendments to the Statute on the management of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. The Diocese of Theodosia remains under the omophorion of His Holiness the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, “the press release reads.