Lviv authorities report closure of 20 UOC communities since start of the war

Demolition of a UOC church in Lviv. Photo: dyvys.info

Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, 20 religious communities of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) in the Lviv region have ceased their activities. Meanwhile, nine UOC communities are still active in the region. This was reported by Ivan Sobko, the deputy head of the regional military administration, in response to a request from Dyvys.info journalists.

It is reported that during the war, 25 religious communities have changed their affiliation, transitioning from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church to the religious structure led by Epiphanius Dumenko.

At the same time, an additional 20 religious communities ceased their activities. Authorities claim this was done voluntarily. These include:

1. "Religious Community of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the village of Starychi, Yavoriv district, Lviv region."
2. "Religious Community of the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in the village of Zatoka, Yavoriv-Drohobych Diocese of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church."
3. "Religious Community of the UOC in Lychakiv district."
4. "Religious Community of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), 6 Bohun Street."
5. "Religious Community of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the village of Bronnytsia, Drohobych district, Lviv region."
6. "Religious Community of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Pustomyty."
7. "Religious Community of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the village of Semenivka, Pustomyty district, Lviv region."
8. "Religious Community of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), 11 Sechenov Street."
9. "Religious Community of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Boryslav, Lviv region."
10. "Religious Community of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the village of Staryi Kropyvnyk, Drohobych district, Lviv region."
11. "Religious Community of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Drohobych, Lviv region, Stebnyk town."
12. "Religious Community of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Stryi, Lviv region."
13. "Religious Community of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the village of Rybnyk, Drohobych district, Lviv region."
14. "Religious Community of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of St. Equal-to-the-Apostles Princess Olga."
15. "Religious Community of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the village of Babyna, Staryi Sambir district, Lviv region."
16. "Religious Community of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the village of Torchynovychi, Staryi Sambir district, Lviv region."
17. "Religious Community of the UOC, Mykolaiv city, 25 Mazepa Street."
18. "Religious Community of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the village of Poverhiv, Mykolaiv district, Lviv region."
19. "Religious Community of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of St. Demetrius of Thessaloniki in Yavoriv, Lviv region."
20. "Religious Community of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), Zhydachiv, 64 Hrynwald Street."

As reported by the UOJ, the head of the Lviv Regional State Administration has threatened legal action against the remaining UOC parishes.

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