On July 27, 2023, the Local Council of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, which is the highest conciliar institution representing the fullness of the church: laity, monastics, clergy and bishops from all over Ukraine, was held in the historic spiritual heart of Ukrainian Orthodoxy, Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv. In particular, the Vinnytsia-Bar Diocese was represented by Metropolitan Symeon of Vinnytsia and Bar, Secretary of the Diocesan Administration Archdeacon Vladyslav Demchenko, Abbess Yelikonida (Voyevoda) and Victor Popelnyuk.
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