Transition of church communities to OCU
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The transition of church communities to the OCU is the process of transition of parishes, previously affiliated to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) (UOC MP), from that metropolis to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU). This process began with the Unification Council of 15 December 2018, which resulted in the creation of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine. Between 15 December 2018 and 7 November 2022, 1153 parishes (or about 9.5% of the 12,092 parishes the UOC MP had in December 2018) announced their transition from the UOC MP to the OCU.[https://risu.ua/piv-roku-bez-mp-dekilka-soten-parafij-upc-skazali-proshchaj-patriarhatu-okupantu_n131715 Пів року без МП: декілька сотень парафій УПЦ сказали прощай патріархату-окупанту][https://www.slovoidilo.ua/2020/02/05/infografika/suspilstvo/skilky-pravoslavnyx-hromad-perejshly-pczu Скільки православних громад перейшли до ПЦУ]
In 2022 after the start of Russian invasion of Ukraine about 700 more parishes transferred from the UOC (MP) to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine. In general, in four years after the unification council, almost 1,500 religious communities joined the OCU.[https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-society/3647700-do-pcu-z-24-lutogo-priednalisa-se-ponad-700-parafij.html До ПЦУ з 24 лютого приєдналися ще понад 700 парафій] Throughout 2023 386 UOC (MP) parishes joined the OCU.{{cite news |title=There are still more than 8,000 churches in the Moscow Patriarchate in Ukraine: where are the most|url=https://life.pravda.com.ua/society/v-ukrajini-zalishayetsya-8-tisyach-cerkov-upc-mp-opendatabot-301372/|access-date=3 May 2024|work=Ukrainska Pravda – Zhyttia|date=3 May 2024|language=Ukrainian}} From December 2023 to April 2024, 96 churches passed to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.
Counts of parish transitions
There were two periods of transition:
- From the beginning of the Russo-Ukrainian War to the Unification Council, there were transitions from the UOC MP to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate (UOC KP).[https://chas.cv.ua/politics/21877-30-parafy-upc-mp-pereyshli-do-kiyivskogo-patrarhatu.html 30 парафій УПЦ (МП) перейшли до Київського патріархату]
- From the Unification Council to date, there were transitions from both the UOC MP and the UOC KP to the UOC.[https://lb.ua/society/2022/03/26/511085_vid_pochatku_viyni_ptsu_z.html Від початку війни до ПЦУ з Московського патріархату перейшли 28 громад у 9 областях][https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-society/3499129-do-pcu-z-moskovskogo-patriarhatu-za-cas-vijni-perejsli-600-gromad-epifanij.html До ПЦУ з московського патріархату за час війни перейшли 600 громад – Епіфаній][https://bigkyiv.com.ua/za-try-misyaczi-do-kyyivskoyi-yeparhiyi-pczu-perejshly-kilka-desyatkiv-gromad-perelik/ За три місяці до Київської єпархії ПЦУ перейшли кілька десятків громад – перелік]
Prior to the Unification Council, 62 parishes transferred from the UOC MP to the UOC KP. Counts by year: 23 in 2014; 22 in 2015; 5 in 2016, 10 in 2017; 2 in 2018.(uk)
On 10 December 2018, the UOC MP published its annual report stating that it had 12,092 parishes by the end of 2018 (2017: 12,069).{{Cite web|url=http://spzh.news/en/news/58594-v-upc-opublikovali-statistiku-za-2018-god-kolichestvo-prihodov-uvelichilosy |title=UOC publishes statistics for 2018: The number of parishes increased |publisher=Union of Orthodox Journalists |date=23 December 2018 |access-date=23 November 2022}}
From 15 December 2018, the transition of UOC MP parishes to the OCU occurred as follows, numerically by month:[https://religionpravda.com.ua/?p=84661 Від початку вторгнення 110 громад на Київщині перейшли до ПЦУ]
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!rowspan=2| No. !! rowspan=2|Month !! colspan=2|Number of parishes | |||
| In month | Cumulative | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | data-sort-value="2018.12" | December 2018 | 35 | 35 |
| 2 | data-sort-value="2019.1" | January 2019 | 152 | 187 |
| 3 | data-sort-value="2019.2" | February 2019 | 234 | 421 |
| 4 | data-sort-value="2019.3" | March 2019 | 93 | 514 |
| 5 | data-sort-value="2019.4" | April 2019 | 14 | 528 |
| 6 | data-sort-value="2019.5" | May 2019 | 1 | 529 |
| 7 | data-sort-value="2019.6" | June 2019 | 7 | 536 |
| 8 | data-sort-value="2019.7" | July 2019 | 1 | 537 |
| 9 | data-sort-value="2019.8" | August 2019 | 3 | 540 |
| 10 | data-sort-value="2019.9" | September 2019 | 4 | 544 |
| 11 | data-sort-value="2019.11" | November 2019 | 1 | 545 |
| 12 | data-sort-value="2019.12" | December 2019 | 2 | 547 |
| 13 | data-sort-value="2020.1" | January 2020 | 1 | 548 |
| 14 | data-sort-value="2020.2" | February 2020 | 1 | 549 |
| 15 | data-sort-value="2020.7" | July 2020 | 1 | 550 |
| 16 | data-sort-value="2020.8" | August 2020 | 1 | 551 |
| 17 | data-sort-value="2020.10" | October 2020 | 1 | 552 |
| 18 | data-sort-value="2021.2" | February 2021 | 1 | 553 |
| 19 | data-sort-value="2021.3" | March 2021 | 5 | 558 |
| 20 | data-sort-value="2021.5" | May 2021 | 2 | 560 |
| 21 | data-sort-value="2021.10" | October 2021 | 3 | 563 |
| 22 | data-sort-value="2022.02" | February 2022 | 1 | 564 |
| 23 | data-sort-value="2022.03" | March 2022 | 54 | 618 |
| 24 | data-sort-value="2022.04" | April 2022 | 104 | 722 |
| 25 | data-sort-value="2022.05" | May 2022 | 229 | 951 |
| 26 | data-sort-value="2022.06" | June 2022 | 104 | 1055 |
| 27 | data-sort-value="2022.07" | July 2022 | 55 | 1110 |
| 28 | data-sort-value="2022.08" | August 2022 | 30 | 1140 |
| 29 | data-sort-value="2022.09" | September 2022 | 14 | 1154 |
| 30 | data-sort-value="2022.10" | October 2022 | 13 | 1167 |
| 31 | data-sort-value="2022.11"| November 2022 | 19 | 1186 |
| 32 | data-sort-value="2022.12"| December 2022 | 16 | 1202 |
| 33 | data-sort-value="2023.01"| January 2023 | 19 | 1221 |
| 34 | data-sort-value="2023.02"| February 2023 | 31 | 1252 |
| 35 | data-sort-value="2023.03"| March 2023 | 24 | 1276 |
| 36 | data-sort-value="2023.04"| April 2023 | 95 | 1371 |
| 37 | data-sort-value="2023.05"| May 2023 | 73 | 1444 |
| 38 | data-sort-value="2023.06"| June 2023 | 50 | 1494 |
| 39 | data-sort-value="2023.07"| July 2023 | 27 | 1511 |
| 40 | data-sort-value="2023.08"| August 2023 | 30 | 1541 |
| 41 | data-sort-value="2023.09"| September 2023 | 16 | 1557 |
| 42 | data-sort-value="2023.10"| October 2023 | 22 | 1579 |
| 43 | data-sort-value="2023.11"| November 2023 | 30 | 1643 |
| 44 | data-sort-value="2023.12"| December 2023 | 15 | 1658 |
| 45 | data-sort-value="2024.01"| January 2024 | 16 | 1674 |
| 46 | data-sort-value="2024.02"| February 2024 | 32 | 1706 |
| 47 | data-sort-value="2024.03"| March 2024 | 22 | 1728 |
| 48 | data-sort-value="2024.04"| April 2024 | 20 | 1748 |
| 49 | data-sort-value="2024.05"| May 2024 | 14 | 1761 |
| 50 | data-sort-value="2024.06"| June 2024 | 10 | 1771 |
| 51 | data-sort-value="2024.07"| July 2024 | 10 | 1781 |
| 52 | data-sort-value="2024.08"| August 2024 | 12 | 1793 |
| 53 | data-sort-value="2024.09"| September 2024 | 13 | 1806 |
| 54 | data-sort-value="2024.10"| October 2024 | 11 | 1817 |
| 55 | data-sort-value="2024.11"| November 2024 | 8 | 1825 |
| 56 | data-sort-value="2024.12"| December 2024 | 4 | 1829 |
| 57 | data-sort-value="2025.01"| January 2025 | 11 | 1840 |
| 58 | data-sort-value="2025.02"| February 2025 | 15 | 1855 |
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1XQR0sfHFFiiXyGiVYqI1mNylJ9fFPdnh&ll=49.4742385410442%2C28.04668874999993&z=7 Map of Transitions to OCU with UOC MP (moderated by RISU)]
- [https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=16f-2XNiv0j5-wYGcXeyttff2512lzYt-&hl=en_US&ll=49.5814865301879%2C30.468598472261647&z=6 Map Transitions of Parish ROC to OCU (activists)]
- [https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=12gmGKhEkuCX-aQom5d2Xkj9OpKYsnfBP&ll=50.991954700000036%2C29.778585099999987&z=8 Map Transitions to OCU (TSN)]
- {{Cite web|title= Parish transitions from ROC to OCU|url=https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=16f-2XNiv0j5-wYGcXeyttff2512lzYt-&hl=en_US|website=Google My Maps|accessdate=2020-06-16}}