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Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church

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Re-gaining the state recognition in the late 1980s, the Church was initially governed from abroad by Patriarch [[Mstyslav (Skrypnyk) of Kiev]]. Subsequent to his death, he was succeeded by Patriarchs Volodymyr (Romanyuk) and Dymytry (Yarema). Patriarch Volodymyr would, during his time as patriarch, separate from the [[UAOC]] to found the UOC-KP, together with Metropolitan (now Patriarch) Filaret (Denysenko).
In 2003, the Church Sobor elected Metropolitan MEFODIY (Kudriakov) of Ternopil to lead the church. As Father & Head of the UAOC worldwide, he is Metropolitan of Kyiv & all Ukraine. Since his elevation, he has worked towards a more global visibility for the church, including a pastoral visit to the United States in 2006. He has fostered continued positive relations with the Ukrainian government and other religious communities. The Patriarchal Cathedral of the UAOC is the historic church of St. Andrew the First-Called in Kyiv.
Geographically the church now has a stronger presence in Western Ukrainian provinces with a smaller representation elsewhere. Previous to 1995, there were more parishes abroad in the Ukrainian diaspora communities of Canada and the United States. However, many of these parishes now form the separate churches (which are eparchies of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople), the [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada]] and the [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA]].
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