Metropolitan Volodymyr ordains two new bishops

Metropolitan Volodymyr, the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP), celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of St. Panteleimon’s Convent in Theophany on August 4, informs the official site of the UOC-MP. During the service, the synod of bishops ordained Arcadius (Taranov) as Bishop of Ovidiopol.

On August 5, Metropolitan Volodymyr celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Church of St. Nicholas of the Holy Protection Convent in Kyiv. During the service, the synod of bishops ordained Archimandrite Ephraim (Yarink) as Bishop of Berdyansk.