The head of the UOC-KP announced the convening of the All-Ukrainian Local Orthodox Council, to which he invited representatives of the UOC and the OCU. He proposes to ask for full autocephaly. This is stated in the “Appeal of Patriarch Filaret on the situation that has developed in Ukrainian Orthodoxy”, which was published on the website of the UOC-KP.
“As the eldest bishop of the Orthodox Church in terms of consecration and age, I initiate the convening of the All-Ukrainian Local Orthodox Council, in which representatives of all three branches of Ukrainian Orthodoxy would take part. In my opinion, this council should decide on unification into a single local apostolic Ukrainian Orthodox Church with patriarchal administration and proclaim full autocephaly. First, I call on representatives of the Church to meet to discuss the rules of the council and determine the date of its holding,” writes the head of the UOC-KP.
“I carefully read the decisions of the Local Council of the UOC-MP of May 27, 2022 and the decisions of the Holy Synod of the OCU of May 16, 2022. dialogue,” Filaret added.