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# Ukrainian Parish Reaffirms Loyalty to UOC, Refuses Services of OCU 'Rector'
- URL: https://uoj.news/news/85598-ukrainian-parish-reaffirms-loyalty-to-uoc-refuses-services-of-ocu-rector/
- Published: 2025-11-11T13:45:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-23T16:48:40.000Z
- Description: Faithful of St. Panteleimon community vote to remain under the Ukrainian Orthodox Church amid alleged document forgery by OCU 'priest.'
- Author: News
- Tags: #Category: News, UOC, OCU, Church seizures, Ukraine Schism

**VYSHHOROD —** The parish community of St. Panteleimon in Vyshhorod has reaffirmed its allegiance to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), rejecting attempts to transfer the parish to the schismatic Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU), reports [UOJ's Ukrainian site](https://spzh.eu/en/news/88978-in-vyshhorod-uoc-community-hands-ocu-cleric-refusal-of-his-services-as-rector).

According to Archpriest Dionysiy Denysenko, acting head of the community, representatives recently met with OCU cleric Vitaliy Bosenko — who had previously copied parish documents in an effort to facilitate a forced transfer. During the meeting, Fr. Denysenko presented Bosenko with an official protocol from the parish meeting held on Oct. 19, confirming the community’s decision to remain within the UOC.

“The document records the decision of the parish community to keep our church in its current status and to reject the proposals of Mr. Vitaliy Bosenko,” Fr. Denysenko stated.

[![](https://uoj.news/content/images/2026/09/85598-ukrainian-parish-reaffirms-loyalty-to-uoc-refuses-services-of-ocu-rector-image.jpg)On this topicCourt Postpones Hearing on State’s Bid to Ban Kyiv Metropolis of UOC Once Again](https://uoj.news/news/85524-court-postpones-hearing-on-states-bid-to-ban-kyiv-metropolis-of-uoc-once-again/)

Following the exchange, another OCU cleric, Vitalis Kloss, reportedly told parishioners, “You have already been banned everywhere,” prompting confusion among the faithful. “Unfortunately, these are the realities of today… Instead of supporting each other during trials, we see how half of Ukrainians are destroying the other half,” Fr. Denysenko lamented.

On Oct. 27, the St. Panteleimon community [voted overwhelmingly](https://spzh.eu/en/news/88787-faithful-in-vyshhorod-officially-declare-rejection-of-ocu-cleric) — 220 signatures — to reject Bosenko’s appointment as rector and to remain under the canonical jurisdiction of the UOC.

Previously, [UOJ reported](https://uoj.news/news/85589-sbu-accuses-met-onuphry-of-opposing-canonical-independence/) that the SBU had accused Met. Onuphry of opposing "canonical independence" from Moscwo.