EKU called on Patriarch Bartholomew to establish a special church structure for Ukrainians in Europe

As reported by Ukrinform, this was announced on Facebook by Pavlo Sadokha, Vice President of the World Congress of Ukrainians for Western Europe and head of the Union of Ukrainians in Portugal.

The corresponding letter was handed directly to the Patriarch of the Ecumenical (Constantinople) Patriarchate during his visit to Spain and before the Divine Service with Orthodox Ukrainians in Madrid.

“In this structure, the type of which you, we believe, will best define, we would like to feel a living connection with Constantinople and Kyiv, carefully preserve and develop our faith, good deeds, love for God and our Motherland-Ukraine. We believe and know that you, Your Holiness, a faithful and firm friend of Ukraine, together with our Primate, His Beatitude Metropolitan Epiphanius of Kyiv and All Ukraine, will find the best possible solution to this issue,” the appeal reads.

Mr. Sadokha added that in his speech to Ukrainians, Patriarch Bartholomew said that he will visit Kyiv next year and plans to invite Pope Francis to hold a joint meeting in Ukraine.

It will be recalled that during the visit to Estonia (September 12-20), dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the receiving of the Tomos by the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew spoke with Ukrainian believers and wished Ukrainians victory in the struggle for freedom.