The
Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate (
UOC-KP;
Ukrainian: Украї́нська Правосла́вна Це́рква – Ки́ївський Патріарха́т (УПЦ-КП),
romanized:
Ukrainska Pravoslavna Tserkva — Kyivskyi Patriarkhat (UPTs-KP)) was an unrecognized
Orthodox church in
Ukraine which existed since 1992 and
merged into the
Orthodox Church of Ukraine in 2018. In 2019, the former leader of the church
Filaret (Denysenko) has declared its "revival" following
his conflict with Epiphanius, however, it was not supported by the majority of the bishops of former Kyiv Patriarchate.
[1] As of 2021, the
juridical person of UOC-KP is officially stopped.[
citation needed]
After its unilateral declaration of autocephaly in 1992, the patriarchate was not recognised by the other
Eastern Orthodox churches, and was considered a "
schismatic group" by the Moscow Patriarchate.
[2][3] The Ecumenical Patriarchate decided on 11 October to reintegrate the faithful Christians of Ukraine into the
Orthodox Church including the faithful and hierarchs of the UOC-KP and accord to the newly formed church autocephaly. The newly formed church was not recognised as a patriarchy.
