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Metropolian Epiphanius takes over as head of Orthodox Church of Ukraine

Published Feb. 3, 2019 at 6:47 pm

Metropolitan Epiphanius, head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, takes part in an enthronement ceremony at the Saint Sophia's Cathedral on Feb. 3, 2019, in Kyiv.

Photo by Volodymyr Petrov

Metropolitan Epiphanius I was enthroned in Kyiv on Feb. 3 as head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, formalizing a break with the Russian Orthodox Church that has enraged Moscow. During the three-hour event in the gold-decked 11th-century Saint Sophia Cathedral, Metropolitan Epiphanius became head of the Church, having been elected by bishops last year.