UOC hierarch officiates festive services in Leipzig
Divine Liturgies at the Holy Trinity Parish in Leipzig. Photo: DECR UOC
On June 8 and 9, 2025, with the blessing of His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry, Bishop Veniamin of Boyarka, head of the UOC Western European Vicariate, led the festive services at the Holy Trinity Parish in Leipzig, Germany. This was reported by the press service of the UOC’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR).
The bishop was concelebrated by the dean of the Southern District of UOC parishes in Germany and rector of the church, Archpriest Maksym Boichura, as well as clergy of the vicariate.
On the Day of the Holy Spirit, during the Little Entrance, Bishop Veniamin awarded Father Maksym a liturgical distinction – the right to wear a mitre.
At the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy, the bishop congratulated the rector and faithful on their patronal feast.
Earlier, the UOJ reported on the celebrations marking the anniversaries of Brailiv Monastery of the UOC.
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