Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate
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Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Kiev Patriarchate (Ukrainian: Українська Православна Церква Київського Патрiархату, Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyivan Patriarchate, UOC-KP) is one of the three major Orthodox churches in Ukraine, alongside the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), and the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church Canonical.[2] The church is, however, unrecognized by other canonical Eastern Orthodox churches,[3] including the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).
The UOC-KP's Mother Church is in the St. Volodymyr's Cathedral in Kiev (Kyiv), the capital of Ukraine. The current head of the church is Patriarch Filaret (Mykhailo Denysenko), who was enthroned in 1995. Patriarch Filaret was excommunicated by the Russian Orthodox Church in 1997,[4] but the Synod and Sobor of the UOC-KP do not recognize this action. According to a poll conducted by the Razumkov Centre, 21.8% of the Ukrainian population responded as belonging to the UOC-KP.[1]
History
The church originated after Christianization of Kievan Rus' by Vladimir the Great as a Metropolitanate of the Patriarch of Constantinople.
In 1448 Moscow church split form Kiev Metropoly and self-proclaimed itself autocephalous. After several years of pleas by Moscow the Kiev Metroloply was subordinated to the Moscow Patriarchy in 1678. Shortly a policy of suppression of the Kievan autonomy was put in place. Book printing in the Kiev Pechersk Lavra was allowed only with Moscow's permission, books originating from Kiev were anathematized.
In 1924 a decree was issued by the Universal Patriarchy, signed by the Patriarch Gregory VII and 12 Metropolitans, stating the uncanonical nature of the subordination of the Kiev Metropoly to Moscow.
The modern history of the church begins in August 1989, when the parish of the Church of Saints. Peter & Paul in Lviv announced its breach with the Russian Orthodox Church under the Patriarch of Moscow.[citation needed]
In June 1990, Metropolitan Mstyslav was elected in absentia as the church's head under the title of the Patriarch of Kiev and All Rus'-Ukraine. Patriarch Mstyslav was the last surviving hierarch of the founders of Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church. He was enthroned in November at St. Sophia Cathedral.
Patriarch Mstyslav (Skrypnyk) was reposed in June 1993 and was succeeded in October by Patriarch Volodomyr (Romaniuk).[3] Patriarch Volodomyr was later reposed in July 1995.[3] His funeral was held in near the St. Sophia Cathedral in Kiev and was marked by a clash between the funeral procession and law-enforcement forces.[5][6] The current head of the church, Patriarch Filaret (Mykhailo Denysenko), was enthroned in October, 1995.[3] His status as head of the church led to a split in the church, in which four bishops left the church with their parishes.[citation needed]
Since his election as a Patriarch, Filaret remains very active in both church and state politics. He tried to gather around his Church all groups with a nationalist[citation needed] orientation and all church organizations which did not have canonical recognition.[7] On the other hand, he expressed repentance for his past support of prosecution of Ukrainian national churches, the Autocephalous and the Greek Catholic.[citation needed]
He currently leads the drive for his church to become a single Ukrainian national church. His attempts to gain a canonical recognition for his church remain unsuccessful to this day and a rival Ukrainian Orthodox Church canonically linked to the Moscow Patriarchate remains the only body whose canonical standing is universally recognized by the Eastern Orthodox communion.
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Metropolitans of Kyiv and All Ukraine
The first Metropolitan of Kyiv was the Holy Hierarch Michael from 988 to 992. Since that time and before 1915 when the Church became persecuted, there were 80 different leaders of the Church. Here is the list of the latest metropolitans since the persecution of the Church and then the independance of Ukraine.
- Hieromartyr Volodymyr (Bohoyavlenskyi) 1915 - 1918
- Mitropolitan Antonius (Khrapovytskyi) 1918 - 1919
- Archbishop Nazariy (Blinov) 1919-1921
- Mitropolitan Michael (Yermakov) 1921 - 1925
- Bishop Sergei (Kumynskyi) 1925 - 1930
- Archbishop Demetrius (Verbytskyi) 1930 - 1932
- Archbishop Sergei (Hrishyn) 1932 - 1934
- Mitropolitan Kostiantyn (Dyakov) 1934 - 1937
- Archbishop Alexander (Petrovskyi) 1937 - 1938
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- Mitropolitan Nikolaus (Yarushevych) 1941 - 1944
- Mitropolitan Johann (Sokolov) 1944 - 1964
- Mitropolitan Joasoph (Leliukhin) 1964 - 1966
- Mitropolitan Philareth (Denysenko) 1966 - present
See also
- List of Orthodox Churches
- The Macedonian Orthodox and Montenegrin Orthodox Churches, which face a similar kind of non-recognition;
- Orthodox Church in Italy, which is in full communion with Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Kiev Patriarchy).
- Bulgarian Alternative Synod, which is in full communion with Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Kiev Patriarchy).
References
- ^ a b Shangina, Lyudmila (September 23-29, 2000). "People of the Golden Center-2: How We Believe". Dzerkalo Tyzhnya (in Ukrainian). The Ukrainian Centre for Economic and Political Studies named after Olexander Razumkov. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ According to [The World Factbook], 19% of Ukrainian population associated themselves with Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Kyiv Patriarchate (cf. Orthodox (no particular jurisdiction) 16%, Ukrainian Orthodox - Moscow Patriarchate 9%, Ukrainian Greek Catholic 6%, Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox 1.7%)
- ^ a b c d "Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyivan Patriarchate". Religious Information Service of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2008-01-13.
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- ^ "1995: The Year in Review". The Ukrainian Weekly. December 31, 1995. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Poletz, Lida (July 20, 1995). "Police beat mourners at patriarch's burial". The Independent. findarticles.com. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Patriarch of Kyiv and all Rus-Ukraine Filaret". Religious Information Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
External links
- "Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyivan Patriarchate". www.cerkva.info (in Ukrainian).
- "Ukrainian Orthodox". uaorthodox.org (in Ukrainian/Russian).
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