Met Filaret discusses OCU situation with a Macedonian Church hierarch

Metropolitan Filaret and Metropolitan Timotej. Photo: religija.mk

Metropolitan Filaret of Lviv and Galicia held a meeting with the hierarch of the Macedonian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Timotej of Debar and Kičevo, reports the religija.mk website.

The details of the meeting are not disclosed, however, it is known that there was an exchange of views and information about life in Macedonia and Ukraine, as well as the situation with the Orthodox Church in Ukraine.

As the UOJ reported, in March 2024, the Macedonian Church created a commission to study the status of the OCU.

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