Bishop Veniamin of Boyarka visits UOC communities in Austria and Hungary

Bishop Veniamin of Boyarka celebrating the Liturgy. Photo: Vicariate on Facebook
With the blessing of His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry, the head of the Western European Vicariate visited several parishes and a missionary center of the UOC in Austria and Hungary, reports the official page of the Western European Vicariate.
On September 11, 2026, the feast of the Beheading of the Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist of the Lord, Bishop Veniamin visited a UOC community in the town of Maria Ellend, Austria. The following day, the hierarch visited a missionary center of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the Hungarian town of Rajka.
On September 13, Sunday, Bishop Veniamin of Boyarka arrived at the UOC parish of the Venerable Fathers of the Kyiv Caves in Vienna, where he celebrated the Divine Liturgy.
As the UOJ reported earlier, Bishop Veniamin of Boyarka visited UOC parishes in the Scandinavian countries.
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