The representative of the Ecumenical Patriarch, Metropolitan of Gallia, Emmanuel, has already arrived in Kyiv to prepare for the Unification Cathedral gathering. This was reported by a source close to religious circles, Ukrainska Pravda reports.
“Metropolitan Emmanuel arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday,” said a source on Wednesday.
Earlier, the head of the UOC-KP information department, Archbishop Yevstratiy, said that representatives of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyiv Patriarchate intend to coordinate with the chairman, representative of the Ecumenical Patriarch, Metropolitan Emmanuel and other parties, before the Unification Cathedral so that the Unification can be successful.
The unifying council for the creation of a local Ukrainian Orthodox church will be held on December 15 in St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv.
