11/14/2025
In the autumn of 2025, a public debate unfolded within the Ukrainian Orthodox Church involving a number of hierarchs concerning both the current canonical status of the UOC itself and the future of Orthodoxy in Ukraine as a whole. Since this discussion generated widespread resonance, Public Orthodoxy approached Archbishop Sylvester with a request to explain the opinions and approaches that were articulated.
Photo: Archbishop Sylvester (left) and Archpriest Roman Makar in Vinnytsia, September 2025 Editor’s note: In the autumn of 2025, a public debate unfolded within the Ukrainian Orthodox Church involving a number of hierarchs concerning both the current canonical status of the UOC itself and the futu...
