OCU cleric joins UOC-KP along with his congregation

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Cleric Volodymyr Yatsuk has left the OCU for the UOC-KP. Photo: patriarhat.info Cleric Volodymyr Yatsuk has left the OCU for the UOC-KP. Photo: patriarhat.info

UOC-KP head Nikodym has signed a decree accepting another OCU cleric into his organization.

OCU cleric Volodymyr Yatsuk has joined the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyiv Patriarchate (UOC-KP) along with his congregation. On October 10, 2026, the organization’s head, Nikodym Kobzar, signed a decree accepting the new “minister.”

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The head of the UOC-KP, Nikodym Kobzar, accepted a "deacon" from the OCU's Rivne Eparchy under his direct authority.

According to the decree, Volodymyr Yatsuk will continue his ministry in the Ternopil Eparchy of the UOC-KP, under the authority of “Bishop” Spiridon of Ternopil and Buchach.

As the UOJ previously reported, the UOC-KP head accused the OCU of hacking its social media accounts.

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