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Over 100 UOC-MP parishes converted into OCU, - Epiphanius

Over 100 UOC-MP parishes converted into OCU, - Epiphanius

More than 100 of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchy (UOC-MP) parishes have converted into Orthodox Church in Ukraine (OCU).

As reported by Censor.NET citing Krym.Realii, Head of the Orthodox Church in Ukraine, Metropolitan Epiphanius, said this on Tuesday.

"More than a hundred (parishes. - Ed.) have converted so far and every day we hear that in a certain region two or three parishes have converted (into the OCU. - Ed.)," said Epiphanius.

The UOC-MP claimed it numbered 12,092 parishes in 2018.