Metropolitan Jonathan of Tulchyn released and to be transferred to Russia

Metropolitan Jonathan of Tulchyn and Bratslav. Photo: UOC

On June 22, 2024, Metropolitan Jonathan of Tulchyn and Bratslav was released as a result of negotiations initiated by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia. This was announced by the Department for External Church Relations of the Russian Orthodox Church.

"The hierarch, who is in urgent need of treatment and medical rehabilitation, will arrive in Moscow in the near future," the statement said.

As previously reported by the UOJ, on June 18, the Vinnytsia Court of Appeal upheld the verdict of the first-instance court, which sentenced Metropolitan Jonathan, head of the Tulchyn diocese, to five years of imprisonment with confiscation of property. Earlier, Metropolitan Jonathan refused an exchange to Russia.

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