Altar consecrated in Zakarpattia’s Synevyr village
The consecration of the altar in Synevyr village. Photo: Khust Eparchy/Facebook
On June 11, 2026, the consecration of the altar of the Church of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos took place in the Synevyr Deanery of the Khust Eparchy. The diocese reported the event on Facebook.
The festive service was led by Metropolitan Mark of Khust and Vynohradiv. Concelebrating with him were the diocesan vicars, Archbishop Symeon of Uholka and Bishop Mark of Rakhiv, as well as Bishop Veniamin of Skadovsk.
Numerous clergy of the deanery and local faithful joined the hierarchs in prayer. During the Divine Liturgy, special prayers were offered for peace in Ukraine, for its defenders, and for the well-being of the Ukrainian people.
As previously reported by the UOJ, a UOC chapel dedicated to St. Spyridon of Trimythous was consecrated in the village of Villkhovtsi.
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