The Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kiev Patriarchate approved the full and abbreviated forms of the title of its head.
"The Holy Synod has changed the rules for titling the head of the Kyiv Patriarchate.
From now on, there is his full official title and abbreviated versions of it, which are used in daily life and worship and in relations with other local churches, "said Archbishop Evstratiy (Zorya) press secretary of the UOC-KP on Facebook.
The full official title of primate of the UOC-KP is: "The Most Holy and Blessed (name), Archbishop and Metropolitan of Kiev - the mother of Russian cities, Galitsky, Patriarch of All Russia-Ukraine, Holy Dormition Kiev-Pechersk and Pochaev Lavr sacredarchimandrite.
Abbreviated title: "His Holiness (name), Patriarch of Kiev and all Russia-Ukraine".