MOSCOW, August 18 (RIA Novosti) – Metropolitan Onufriy has been enthroned as the primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate. He was elected on August 13 following the death of the previous Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine Volodymyr on July 5.
© RIA Novosti . Evgeni Kotenko / Go to the mediabankThe newly elected Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) of the Moscow Patriarchate (MP), Metropolitan Onufriy, second left, takes part in the enthronement ceremony at the Kiev Pechersk Lavra in Kiev.
The newly elected Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) of the Moscow Patriarchate (MP), Metropolitan Onufriy, second left, takes part in the enthronement ceremony at the Kiev Pechersk Lavra in Kiev.
© RIA Novosti . Evgeni Kotenko / Go to the mediabankThe enthronement ceremony of the newly elected primate was held at the Assumption Cathedral of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra.
The enthronement ceremony of the newly elected primate was held at the Assumption Cathedral of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra.
© RIA Novosti . Evgeni Kotenko / Go to the mediabankBelievers gather at the Kiev Pechersk Lavra in Kiev for the enthronement ceremony of the newly elected primate.
Believers gather at the Kiev Pechersk Lavra in Kiev for the enthronement ceremony of the newly elected primate.
© RIA Novosti . Evgeni Kotenko / Go to the mediabankThe election of the new primate was held in Kiev on August 13.
The election of the new primate was held in Kiev on August 13.
© RIA Novosti . Evgeni Kotenko / Go to the mediabankOf the 74 candidates, Metropolitan Onufriy of Chernivtsi and Bukovyna was elected in two rounds of voting.
Of the 74 candidates, Metropolitan Onufriy of Chernivtsi and Bukovyna was elected in two rounds of voting.
© RIA Novosti . Evgeni Kotenko / Go to the mediabankBelievers gathered outside the Kiev Pechersk Lavra to greet the new primate.
Believers gathered outside the Kiev Pechersk Lavra to greet the new primate.
© RIA Novosti . Evgeni KotenkoThe Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, which has 12,500 congregations, is the largest of three Orthodox churches in Ukraine.
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The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, which has 12,500 congregations, is the largest of three Orthodox churches in Ukraine.
© RIA Novosti . Evgeni Kotenko / Go to the mediabankThe enthronement ceremony was attended by representatives of 12 of the 15 local Orthodox churches in the world.
The enthronement ceremony was attended by representatives of 12 of the 15 local Orthodox churches in the world.