Met. Onuphry recognized as the most influential spiritual leader of Ukraine
His Beatitude Onuphry. Photo: news.church.ua
The Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, His Beatitude Metropolitan of Kyiv and All Ukraine, Onuphry, took the highest place among the spiritual leaders of Ukraine in the National rating of influence "Elite of Ukraine – 2021".
The list was compiled by the International Expert Club and the ElitExpert rating agency.
Metropolitan Onuphry took the 40th place. The head of the OCU "Metropolitan" Epiphany rates 48th, the Supreme Archbishop Sviatoslav (UGCC) of Kyiv-Galicia – 72nd, and the Chief Rabbi of Kyiv and Ukraine Moshe Reuven Asman – 87th.
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