“In the Chernivtsi region, the community of the village of Vovchynets decided to leave the jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate and transfer to the OCU. This was reported in the Chernivtsi-Bukovyna Diocese of the UOC (OCU), “On October 13, in the village of Vovchynets of the Kelmenets territorial community of the Dniester district of the Chernivtsi region, the religious community of the Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos voted to withdraw from the jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate and transfer to the OCU,” the message reads.”, — write on: ua.news
In the Chernivtsi region, the community of the village of Vovchynets decided to leave the jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate and transfer to the OCU.
This was reported in the Chernivtsi-Bukovyna Diocese of the UOC (OCU),
“On October 13, in the village of Vovchynets of the Kelmenets territorial community of the Dniester district of the Chernivtsi region, the religious community of the Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary voted to withdraw from the jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate and transfer to the OCU,” the message reads.
It is known that 103 parishioners were registered at the general meeting of the religious community. Voting results: for – 102, against – 1.
“So we sincerely welcome another religious community of Bukovyna in the family of the Chernivtsi-Bukovyna Diocese of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Orthodox Church of Ukraine),” the diocese emphasizes.
In total, more than 40 parishes have already transferred to the OCU in the Chernivtsi region.
We previously wrote that since 2018, 1,502 religious communities have transferred from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU).
We will also remind you that Metropolitan of Kyiv and All Ukraine, Primate of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) Epiphany called on the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (MP) Metropolitan Onufriy to dialogue about unity.
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