Unification council of the Eastern Orthodox churches of Ukraine
| Unification council of the Eastern Orthodox churches of Ukraine | |
|---|---|
Saint Sophia's Cathedral, Kyiv, where the council took place | |
| Date | 15 December 2018 |
| Accepted by | Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, Orthodox Church of Ukraine |
| Convoked by | Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople |
| President | Metropolitan Emmanuel (Adamakis) of France |
| Attendance | 192 or 200 |
| Topics | Unification of all the main Eastern Orthodox churches of Ukraine (UOC-KP, UAOC, UOC-MP) into one single church (OCU), election of the primate of this church and adoption of its charter |
Documents and statements | Charter of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine |
| Location | Saint Sophia's Cathedral, Kyiv |
| Chronological list of ecumenical councils | |
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The Unification council of the Eastern Orthodox churches of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Об'єднавчий собор українських православних церков, lit. 'Unity Sobor of Ukrainian (Eastern) Orthodox Churches') is a council which was held on 15 December 2018 in the St Sophia's Cathedral in Kyiv. The council voted to unite the existing Ukrainian Eastern Orthodox churches (the UOC-KP, the UAOC and parts of the UOC-MP) through their representatives, on the basis of complete canonical independence. All the members of the UOC-KP and the UAOC, and two members of the UOC-MP, merged into the Orthodox Church of Ukraine and the unification council elected Epiphanius I as its first primate.