Clergy of Kharkov eparchy express full support for UOC Primate

The meeting of the clergy of the Kharkov eparchy of the UOC

On November 1, a meeting of deans, abbots of city churches and heads of the departments of the Kharkov eparchy was held in the residence of Kharkov hierarchs on the territory of the Holy Pokrovsky Monastery in Kharkov. It was chaired by His Eminence Metropolitan Onufry of Kharkov and Bogodukhov, reports the website of the Kharkov eparchy.

The attendees discussed topical issues related to the life of the eparchy and the preparation for the annual meeting of the clergy. The clerics who have gathered pledged their allegiance to the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church headed by its Primate, His Beatitude Metropolitan Onufry of Kiev and All Ukraine.

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