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GAULE CISALPINE AUTOCEPHALOUS ORTHODOX CHURCH

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UKRANIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH IN ITALY

The Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church is the successor of the Kyiv Metropolitanate, founded after christening of Kyiv Rus in 988 under Saint Prince Volodymyr Grand. The territory of today's Ukraine, Byelorussia, Baltic countries, part of Poland, Smolensk region (Russia) belonged to the Kyiv Metropolitanate. The Kyiv Metropolitanate was a component part of the Constantinople Patriarchy from 988 to 1686 when it was illegally, not according to the terms of church canons withdrawn from Constantinople and became part of the Moscow patriarchy. The Constantinople Ecumenical Patriarch does not recognize this joining till nowadays. Up to joining of the Kyiv Metropolitanate to the Moscow Patriarchy in the time of Kyiv metropolitan Petro Mohyla the Kyiv Metropoliatanate enjoyed the rights of wide autonomy and the question about establishing the Kyiv Patriarchy was also raised at that time. But this intention was not realized because of the fact that in 1654 in the time of Bohdan Khmelnitsky Ukraine was gradually joined to Russia. With the lost of its independence the Kyiv Metropolitanate was losing its rights and at the beginning of the XX century it turned into an ordinary eparchy of the Russian Church. The Holy Synod of the Russian Church appointed Russians for Ukrainian cathedras, and Ukrainians went to Russia, mainly to the Siberia. The Kyiv-Mohylianska academy in the XVII century was on a level with European universities and considered to be a single higher educational establishment in the Orthodox East. Up to now the Cathechism by Petro Mohyla is considered to be a symbolic book of the Orthodox Church. And the Great Trebnyk by Petro Mohyla is one of the most important collection of blessings and lesser services of the Slavonic Orthodox churches. As a result of the lost of church independence the Kyiv-Mohylianska Academy became the Kyiv theological academy with the Russian language of teaching and one of the most powerful centres of russianization of Ukrainian priesthood. At the beginning of the XX century alongside with the struggle for the Ukrainian state system in Ukraine the movement for autonomy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church began. In 1919 the Ukrainian government headed by Simon Petlura announced autonomy of the Ukrainian Church. Divine services in Ukrainian temples began to be held in the Ukrainian language . In 1921 in Kyiv in St. Sophia's Cathedral the All-Ukrainian Orthodox Synod which announced the Ukrainian Orthodox Church as autocephalous was held. As the Ukrainian autonomy by its ideology contradicted the formation of the Soviet Union founded in 1922, the Soviet power began its struggle against the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (UAOC) and liquidated it in 1930 . During the German occupation of Ukraine the second rebirth of the UAOC began by separating from the Orthodox Church in Poland which in 1924 gained the status of autonomy from His All-Holiness Gregorios VII Haddad, Ecumenical Patriarch based on the Kyiv-Rus metropolitanate. In 1941 the UAOC was headed by Archbishop (later Metropolitan) Polikarp Sikorsky. All the hierarchy of the UAOC got consecrations from canonical bishops of the Polish Orthodox Church. But in 1942 under pressure of the Soviet power the Synod of higher orders of clergy of the Serhian Russian Orthodox Church anathematized in 1922 tried to defrock Metropolitan Polikarp Sikorsky and his members of higher orders of clergy , that is those whom it did not ordinate and to whom it did not have any canonical connection. Ecumenical Patriarch declared the decision of the ROC's Synod invalid and in 1995 recognized bishops of the UOC in America, and earlier –in Canada as they had been ordained previously. After liberation of Ukraine from German occupants in 1944 the UAOC in Ukraine was ( for the second time) liquidated by the Soviet power and the Moscow patriarchy contrary to church canons and dogmas about originality of consecration as sacrament reordained all Ukrainian priesthood of the UAOC ( in the same way Filaret Denysenko did with higher orders of clergy of the UAOC-third rebirth). Bishops and part of clergy emigrated to Europe and America where they continued their church life of the UAOC. In 1988 after the celebration of the 1000-anniversary of Rus-Ukraine Christening in Ukraine the movement for III rebirth of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church began. It was initiated by Metropolitan Ioan Bondarchuk with priests Volodymyr Yarema (later patriarch of the UAOC ) and f. Ivan Pashula (at present a priest in Australia). In Ukraine the third rebirth of the UAOC was caught up and initiated by priest Oleh Kulyk, who organized about 200 religious communities of the UAOC being Metropolitan administrator for Khmelnitska, Vinnytska and Zhytomyrska regions (now Kyiv Metropolitan of all Rus-Ukraine of the UAOC – soborna).There was present to the Cerimony His Eminence Evloghy, that was the rappresentative of the Orthodox Metropolia of Western Europe and was in full Communion with South Bound Brouk.     On the 5-6 th of June All-Ukrainian Orthodox Synod was held in Kyiv where more than 700 delegates from the whole Ukraine took part, among them there were 7 bishops and more than 200 priests. The Synod declared the fact of establishing the UAOC and elected Metropolitan Mstyslav (Skrypnyk) to be Patriarch of Kyiv and all Ukraine. Metropolitan Mstyslav did not take part in this Synod but he agreed to be Patriarch. The Bishops were: 1) IOAN ARCHBISHOP OF LVIV, HALYCHYNA AND VOLYN ( WHO WILL PRO PATRIARCH VOLODYMIR - WE HAVE IN OUR ARCHIVE HIS LETTERS); 2) VASYL, BISHOP OF TERNOPIL AND BUCHATS; 3) ANDRIJ, BISHOP OF IVANO FRANKIVSK, KOLOMEYA AND KOSIV (WHO WAS PRO PATRIARCH VOLODYMIR); 4) DANYLO, BISHOP OF CHERNIVETS, KOTYN AND ALL BUKOVINA (WHO WAS PRO PATRIARCH VOLODYMIR AFTER THE DEATH OF PATRIARCH NSTYSLAV); 5) VOLODYMIR, BISHOP OF UZHOROD AND KHUST (FUTURE PATRIARCH OF KIEV); 6) MYKOLA, BISHOP OF RIVNE AND LUTSK; 7) ROMAN, BISHOP OF CHERNIHIV AND SUM (WHO WAS PRO PATRIARCH VLODYMIR _ WE HAVE IN OUR ARCHIVES HIS LETTERS OF 1993) The majority of the Bishops faunded Ukranian Autocephalous Orthodox Church was not agree with the election of Patriarch Jarema The Majority of these Bishops (IOAN – ANDRIJ – DANILO – VOLODYMIR – ROMAN) were the first supporters of the cause of the foundation of Western Europe Autonomous Synod UOC-KP under His Beatitude Metropolitan Evloghij. A Bishop Council, appointed in Moscow in january 30-31, 1990, Haeded by Filaret Denisenko (ex Metrpolitan Filaret) by the will of Patriarch Pimen, declared that in Ukraine it is in act a “Scism created by the followers of the so-called Ukranian Autocephalous Orthodox Curch" (See acts of the Synod in “The Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate 5/1990). Filaret and the Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church accused: «former Bishop Ioann Bodnarchuk, who is responsible for the scism created in the Lviv Diocese in late october 1989. He called this scism: “Ucranian Autocephalous Orthodox Church” and proclaimed himself her First Hierarch…..and already been elevated to the dignity of Archbishop by Metropolitan Mstislav Skripnik Head of the so-called “Ukranian Autocephalous Orthodox Church in U.S.A.” (Archbishop of St Julius remember that Metropolitan IOAN was a really good Friend and supporter of the Western Synod under His Beatitude Metropolitan Evloghij before He died)THE SOBOR RESOLVES: 1) To elect as chairman of the Sobor a Metropolitan due to the inability of His Beatitude Metropolitan Mstyslav to attend because of government refusal to grant a visa. 2) To elect as Metropolitan , Archbishop IOAN (Bodnarchuk, with the title “METROPOLITAN OF LVIV ANF HALYCHYNA. 3) To adopt the proposed Constitution of the Ukranian Autocephalous Orthodox Church in full along with additions made at the Sobor. 4) To create a Ukranian Orthodox PATRIARCHATE and elect His Beatitude MSTYSLAV as the first PATRIARCH with the title of PATRIARCH OF KIEV AND ALL UKRAINE. 5) To authorize, in the absence of His Holiness Patriarch MSTYSLAV I, Metropolitan IOAN of Lviv and Halychyna, to conduct all matters pertaining to Church life in the Patriarchate, granting him the title “Locum Tenens of the Patriarchal Throne. 6) … 7) … 8) … 9) To declare the sobjugation of the Kievan Metropolia to the Moscow Patriarchate in 1696 uncanonical. 10) To declare the decision of the “Second All Ukranian Orthodox Sobor of 1927 concerning the self liquidation of UAOC as invalid. 11) To send a delegation to the Ecumenical Patriarch.   On the 2 nd of October, 1990 the authorities of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic registered the UAOC in the official order. On the 18 th of November, 1990 in St. Sophia's Cathedral Metropolitan Mstyslav was declared as Patriarch of Kyiv and all Ukraine. Since that time Patriarch Mstyslav (Skrypnyk) has not only become the first Patriarch but he united the UAOC in Ukraine with the UOC in the USA and the Diaspora. The higher orders of clergy and priesthood of the UOC in the USA began to come to Ukraine, officiate in Ukrainian temples, take part in ordaining the priests. Patriarch Mstyslav together with Bishop of Washington Antoniy (Shcherba ) consecrated Antoniy (Fialka) for bishop of Khmelnitsk and Panteleymon for bishop of Dnipropetrovsk. In temples of the UOC in the USA and the Diaspora priesthood and higher orders of clergy prayed for Mstyslav as their Patriarch and not as Metropolitan. Parallel to this in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic which belonged to the Soviet Union, the other church process took place. In 1990 (7-10 th of June) at the Local Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church which elected Alexiy (Ridiger) Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus after death of Patriarch Pimen, Filaret (Denysenko) Metropolitan Kyivsky and Halytsky who was then a place-keeper of the Moscow patriarchate throne and chairman at the Local Synod obtained the right of “independence and self-sufficiency in governing (the Ukrainian Exarchate was renamed for the UOC in February, 1990). It was done in order to hide the true essence of the ROC under cover of the UOC. In 1990 , on the 26 th of October, the Synod of higher orders of clergy of the Moscow Patriarchate based on the resolution of the Pomisny (Local) Synod of the ROC reached a decision about “self-sufficiency and independence in governing” of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchate. Metropolitan Filaret (Denysenko) was life- long elected to be Head of the ROC-UOC. On the 27 th of October 1990 in St. Sophia's Cathedral Patriarch Olexiy presented Metropolitan Filaret with Official Paper in which new rights of the UOC were confirmed. But as it appeared later, Moscow Patriarchate violated its decision earlier than ink dried. On the 31 st of March-4 th of April 1992 in Moscow at St Danilo's monastery the Synod of higher orders of clergy of Moscow Patriarchate was held at which due to multiply violations of Church canons, Christian morality ,mean acts against subordinate priesthood Metropolitan Filaret was withdrawn from heading the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine and replaced by Metropolitan Volodymyr (Sabodan) who was very popular with priesthood (without a serious reason).. The Presidium of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and Ukrainian government declared decisions of Kharkiv “synod” invalid, i.e. as those which contradict the Statute of the UOC, registered by the State authorities of Ukraine. On the 25 th -26 th of June 1992 in Kyiv at the residence of Metropolitan Filaret creation of the UOC took place in the guise of unification of the Ukrainian Autocepalous Orthodox Church. Patriarch of the UAOC Mstyslav (Skrypnyk) did not accept this. But higher authorities of Ukraine whose President was L. Kravchuk supported Metropolitan Filaret who convinced UAOC to unite together in one national Church. On the 10 th of July ,1992 the Statute of the UOC of Kyiv Patriarchate was registered by State higher authorities of Ukraine. On the 11 th of June ,1993 Patriarch of Kyiv and all Ukraine Mstyslav died. On the 20 th of October , 1993 the Holy Synod of Ukranian Orthodox Church – Patriarchate of Kiev, was ready to elect a new Patriarch after Mnstyslav. From 1992 to 1993 the members of higher orders of clergy began to come off from the church grouping of the UOC-KP and go to other churches or return to the UAOC in order to continue their struggle for the rights of the UAOC in Ukraine. Among priesthood who moved away from Kyiv Patriarchate was also archpriest F. Volodymyr Yarema was elected Patriarch of the UAOC after death of Patriarch Mstyslav. On the 6 th of September , 1993 the Synod of the UAOC was held in the Kyiv House of Teacher where Dymytriy (Yarema ) was elected Patriarch. Thus Bishop and Priest moved away from Metropolitan Filaret, Locum Tenenns of the KP in order to recover its UAOC. On february 17 1992, Bishop Volodymir Romaniouk became Archbishop of Lviv with the vote of the majority founders of UAOC. 26 ottobre 1993 later the death of Patriarch Mstyslav, Archbishop Volodymir became PATRIARCH OF KYIV AND ALL RUSS UKRAINE (At this Pan Ukraine Synod in Santa Sophia, partecipated all the Hierarchs of the Western Synod to support the Election of Patriarch Volodymir - His Beatitude Vigil was present (See the Photo Reportage pubblished on our WEB SITE).   On the 14 th of July, 1995 Patriarch Volodymyr (Romaniuk) died misteriousely. On Filaret's appeal to hold the Synod of the UOC-KP only 173 delegates from all the eparchies and about 150 guests came – Archbishop Volodymir partecipated with His Beatitude Evloghios and with american rappresentative (Stephan Petrovitch, etc. and the Official Patriarchal Rappresentant for France to the votations). On the 25th of February, 2000 Patriarch of the UAOC Dymytriy (Yarema) died and Metropolitan Mefodiy Kudryakov was elected instead of him but has not the right to use the old name of UAOC, because all the Bishops established in 1990 the "Ukranian Autocephalous Orthodox Church" in a new way... In the 1995 our Patriarchal Church straight was headed from the His Holiness Patriarch Filaret Ist, legaly and democraticaly elected and under his Omoforion, was founded the Bishopric of St. Julius"according to the powers conferred from the Tomos of Autonomy by the Holy Patriarchate of Kiev Volodymir and His Holy Synod (Metropolitan Decree- Patriarchate of Kiev No. 164/ 27 November 1995). July 6 1996 Patriarch Filaret without any canonical permission consacrated and Intronizated the Anti-Patriarch Pimen of Bulgaria and risked to be excomunicated from the legitime Bulgarian Orthodox Patriarchate and His Holiness Patriarch Maxim of Sofia. From 6 july 1996 for the Canon Laws Filaret it is not yet the OFFICIAL PATRIARCH OF KYIV and the SEE IS VACANT Our First Jerarch remain out of any comdamnation and was free under the Tomos of His Holiness Volodymir and in full communion with Autonomous Church of Western Europe and Canada (Patriarcate of Kiev) and with His Beatitude k.k. Evloghios The decision of Filaret were nul and void after the self excomunication of Filarete Denisenko after the Consacration of illegittim Anti-Patriarch of Sofia. On 17 february / 2 march 1997 “Sunday of Last Judgement” The Holy Symod of the Moscow Patriarchate officialy and definitively condemned Filaret Denisenko and His Church and all the Hierarcs associated with him to be exomunicated and Anathemizated – The decision was supported and approved from the Pleroma of the Orthodox Churches. Officialy after 3 march any sacramental action do not for the salvation of the souls of the faithfull was and is without and deprived of the Holy Grace. – All the consacration diaconal, presbiteral and episcopal are null and void. The Celebration of Holy Liturgies are invalid.  The Archbishop of Paris (Patriarchate of Kiev); the Archbishop Michael of Lione (Patriarchate of Kiev there is not more); the Archbishop Vassily (Patriarchate of Kiev) gone away ; Archbishop Lorenzo of Erice (patriarchate of Kiev) is now under the jurisdiction of UAOC - Mefody. Mons. Volodymir (Patriarchate of Kiev - Consacrated in 1995, 2 years before the breaking of the autonomy and the communion) has stayed loyal to the Ukraine Church and became a part of the Holy Synod of the Ukranian Autocephalous Orthodox Church Canonical, under the Omofor of His Beatitude Metropolitan Moses.  The Orthodox Church of Gallia Cisalpine, was created and lives as a ligitime doughter of the Ukranian Orthodox Church an is Registered to the Authority of the Governmet as " Orthodox Church of Gallia Cisalpine - Archbishopric of St. Julius - Ukranian Ortodox Church in Italy" - As All the Autonomous Orthodox Church, for the Canons of the Church, the Archbishopric have as a natural Right the "Status of Metropololia" FROM THE st November 2004 His Eminence Volodymir is a Permanent Member of the Ukranian Autocephalous Orthodox Church Canonical Holy Synod. AT THE END OF NOVEMBER 2004 OUR CHURCH HAS THE STATUS OF AUTONOMOUS CHURCH and our Archbishop, His Eminence Kyrios Volodymir is a member of the Holy Synod of UAOC-C from 1 november 2004Headed by Beatitude Mojsei I, Metropolitan of Kyiv. At 27 August / 09 September 2007 - The Autonomous Church assumed the AUTOCEPHALOUS status durig yhe Synod of Asta Pompeia - St. Julius - The Status was accepted from His Holiness Patriarch Moses I and the Church of Gaul Cisalpine remain in full communion with the UAOC-C - Patriarchate of Kiev. His Eminence k. Volodymir os St. Julius is the actual Primate of Gaul Cisalpine Autocephalous Orthodox Church church (T.O.C.).  His Eminence Basil of Ostia and all Italy is an honorary member of the holy Synod of the Autocephalous Church of Gaul Cisalpine he remain naturally in full communion with the UAOC-C - PK. The Ukranian Orthodox Church in Italy (Orthodox Church of Gaul Cisalpine)