Names of bishops whom Zelenskyy deprived of citizenship are known
Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Photo: wiki2.org
The LB.ua edition has published a complete list of UOC clergymen, whom the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy deprived of citizenship by his decree No. 898/2022 of December 28, 2022.
The list of representatives of the UOC includes hierarchs of the Donetsk, Crimean, Romny dioceses, as well as of Odessa and Chernivtsi-Bukovyna.
LB.ua learned about this from its own sources.
The list of UOC clergy deprived of citizenship is as follows:
Anatoly Yeletskikh – Metropolitan Jonathan of Tulchyn and Bratslav;
Serhiy Anitsoy – Vicar of the Tulchyn Eparchy, Bishop Serhiy of Ladyzhyn;
Volodymyr Vinichenko – Archbishop Varsonofy of Novoazovsk (Donetsk diocese);
Viktor Hradomsky – Archpriest Viktor, rector of the Alexander Nevsky Church (Odessa diocese);
Mykolai Donenko – Vicar Bishop, Bishop Nestor of Yalta;
Valentyn Yehorenko – Metropolitan Meletiy of Chernivtsi and Bukovyna;
Oleksiy Maslennikov – Metropolitan Joseph of Romny and Buryn (Romny diocese);
Ivan Seredny – Metropolitan Iriney of Dnipropetrovsk and Pavlohrad;
Andriy Skobiola – Archbishop Amvrosiy of Volnovakha, vicar of the Donetsk diocese;
Oleksandr Taranov – Archbishop Arkadiy of Rovenky and Sverdlovsk;
Rostyslav Shvets – Metropolitan Lazar of Simferopol and Crimea;
Viktor Shinkarev – Archbishop Paisiy of Konstantynivka;
Ihor Yakovenko – Metropolitan Arseniy of Sviatogorsk, vicar of the Donetsk diocese, vicar of the Holy Dormition Sviatogorsk Lavra.
According to LB.ua, the possibility of introducing similar measures against six more people is currently being considered.
As previously reported by the UOJ, Zelenskyy stripped 13 clergymen of the UOC of citizenship.
Read also
Orthodox Bioethics Conference Makes Key Statements on Euthanasia
The 3rd International Bioethics Conference of the Ecumenical Patriarchate recently concluded in Crete.
ROCOR Parish in Wales Fundraising to Secure a Church
The parish is hoping to establish a permanent Orthodox church in Cardiff — a home of prayer, worship, and renewal for Wales, where the ancient faith once flourished.
UOC Priest: St. Gabriel of Georgia Healed Ukrainian Soldier
A serviceman - who had been unable to speak for nearly a year due to a concussion - began to speak again after an appearance of the Georgian saint.
2025 St. Herman Youth Conference to Be Held in NY This December
Annual gathering to bring together Orthodox youth from across North America for fellowship, worship, and spiritual growth.
HCHC Community Holds All-Night Vigil Honoring Philoptochos Society and Its Patron Saints
Special prayers offered for members of the National Board and all Philoptochos chapters in gratitude for their decades of support.
Georgian Church Resumes Construction After Miracle
The foundation of a church was blessed at Georgia's Oncology Center — construction resumes on the Church of Ss. Panteleimon the Healer and John the Baptist.