On January 9, in Istanbul, members of the Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate signed off the tomos of autocephaly of the newly-established Orthodox Church of Ukraine, thus granting it canonical independence.
UNIAN: Tomos for Ukraine Church signed by all members of Constantinople Synod
The Tomos decree before the Orthodox Christmas service in St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv on Jan.6.2019.