Faced with a rising tide of Orthodox parishes in Ukraine whose members have voted to transfer their allegiance to the Kyiv Patriarchate, the Moscow Patriarchate, i.e., the Russian Orthodox Church, has issued rules specifying that parishes cannot change from one hierarchy to another without its explicit written permission. Individuals, of course, can continue to move...
Moscow Patriarchate says parishes in Ukraine must get permission to shift to other hierarchies
By Ukrainian Weekly Editor2 Mins Read