Mobilized UOC Priest Andriy Korinchuk Dies in War

KOVEL, UKRAINE — Archpriest Andriy Korinchuk, a mobilized priest of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), died in the war, the Volodymyr-Volyn Eparchy announced. His funeral was held on October 26, 2026, at the Resurrection Cathedral in Kovel.

Fr. Andriy served as rector of parishes in the villages of Dariv and Solotvyn in the Golob deanery. The diocese remembered him as a pastor who devoted himself to serving the Church, preaching the Gospel, and providing spiritual care to the faithful entrusted to him.

The priest’s body was brought to the cathedral at 7 p.m. on October 25. Following a panikhida, clergy read the Holy Gospel over his coffin until 10 p.m. A Divine Liturgy for the repose of the departed was celebrated at 8 a.m. the following morning, before priests gathered for the funeral service at 11 a.m., local time.

Metr. Vladimir of Volodymyr-Volyn, together with the clergy and faithful of the eparchy, expressed condolences to Fr. Andriy’s family, loved ones, and spiritual children, as well as to all who knew and respected him.

Fr. Andriy’s death comes amid Ukraine’s ongoing war and the mobilization of clergy who serve in the UOC. His passing was announced by the eparchy in a statement shared on social media.

Previously, the UOJ reported that recruitment officers detained the rector of a UOC church in the Kyiv region.