The Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) has ceased to exist on the territory of Lviv over the past two days, Mayor Andriy Sadovyy said on Telegram.
According to him, the UOC-MP officially lost control over four premises in Lviv.
An illegal building of a religious organization was dismantled in the residential area of \u200b\u200bSykhiv. Earlier, local authorities approved the transfer of land to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.
The premises on Pekarska Street will now be used by the First Medical Association of Lviv. " The OCU Monastery, which is located there, will continue its services,"
St. George's Cathedral on Bobanicha Street passed to the bulk of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine. Temple will get a new name.
Meanwhile, the owner of the Holy Trinity Church on Antonovich broke off the agreement with the Moscow Patriarchate, after which services were stopped there..
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Only warm Ukrainian " Thanks to everyone who joined, and very worthily, without provocations, over these two days completed the history of the Moscow Patriarchate in our city. For respect for the law, restraint and tolerance. Before Easter, there should be order in the home,"
On the eve it became known that the Kamianets-Podilskyi City Council unanimously voted to deprive the UOC-MP of the right to rent or use state-owned church buildings. In addition, they decided that the diocese of the UOC-MP in the city was leaving the Moscow Patriarchate.