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On January 9, in Istanbul, all members of
the Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate signed a tomos of autocephaly
of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.
The press service of the Ecumenical Patriarchate confirmed this to Ukrinform.
"Today, during the meeting of the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical
Patriarchate, its members signed the text of tomos of autocephaly of the
united Orthodox Church of Ukraine," the press service of the Ecumenical
Patriarchate said.
As reported, on January 5, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew signed a tomos of autocephaly of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.
On January 6, the ceremony to hand over the tomos of autocephaly to
the united Orthodox Church of Ukraine took place at the Patriarchal
Church of St. George in Istanbul. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew gave
the document to Metropolitan of Kyiv and All Ukraine Epiphanius.
In Ukraine, the tomos of autocephaly for the first time was exhibited
to the public during a liturgy in St. Sophia Cathedral on Christmas
Day, January 7.
