Two more parishes in Zhytomyr region join united Ukrainian Orthodox Church

Two more parishes in Zhytomyr region join united Ukrainian Orthodox Church

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Two more parishes in Zhytomyr region decided to switch from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate to the new united Orthodox Church of Ukraine.

This has been reported by the press service of the Zhytomyr Regional State Administration.

"Parishioners of churches in two more villages of Zhytomyr region held the meeting of religious communities and decided to transfer from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate to the united Orthodox Church of Ukraine. These are the parishes in the village of Demkivtsy of Liubarskyi district and the village of Kniazhyn of Chudnovskyi district," reads the report.

In general, 6 parishes in the region have switched to the united Orthodox Church of Ukraine.

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