Court stands by original decision to evict UOC from Cathedral in Volodymyr
A hearing of the Commercial Court of Volyn Region on April 24, 2025. Photo: bug.org.ua
On April 24, 2025, the Commercial Court of Volyn Region held another hearing regarding the eviction of the Volodymyr-Volyn Eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church from the complex of buildings of the Holy Dormition Cathedral in the city of Volodymyr-Volynskyi, which also houses the eparchial administration and the Volodymyr-Volyn Theological School, according to the Bug regional news outlet.
It was reported that representatives of the Volodymyr-Volyn Eparchy of the UOC filed a motion to annul the decision of the North-Western Appellate Commercial Court dated March 11 on the grounds of a technical error in the documents. It turned out that the court documents referred to a "religious community" instead of a "religious organization."
However, the court ruled that such an inaccuracy did not affect the essence of the case, as the name of the party and other important identification details were correctly indicated. Therefore, the motion of the Volodymyr-Volyn Eparchy of the UOC to annul the decision due to a technical error was denied, and the eviction decision remains in force.
As previously reported by the UOJ, the Volodymyr-Volyn Eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church had petitioned the Commercial Court of Volyn Region to grant them six months to vacate the cathedral. A hearing on this request is scheduled for April 29, 2025.
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