The Primate of the Russian Church, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, congratulated Onuphry, the Head of the UOC, Metropolitan of Kyiv and All Ukraine, on the eighth anniversary of his enthronement. The text was published by Patriarchia.ru.

“Congratulations on the eighth anniversary of your enthronement to the cathedra of the Metropolitans of Kyiv.

By the inscrutable providence of the Almighty, you stood at the helm of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in a difficult period of its historical existence. May the good-hearted Savior, through the prayers of His Most Pure Mother, strengthen your power on the path of preserving the unity and purity of the canonical structure of the church life.

I prayerfully wish you good health and patience. May the Greatly Loving God make you wise in difficult circumstances to carry out the high service entrusted to you,” Patriarch Kirill writes.