Moscow Church Disappeared. A Second Region in Ukraine Announced a Complete Break with the Russian Orthodox Church.


In the Ivano-Frankivsk region, there is no longer any religious community of the Moscow church. This became known after the adoption of a law prohibiting the activities of the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine. One community joined the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC/OCU).
Since March 2022, religious organizations of the UOC in Prykarpattia have not been conducting their activities, and churches remain closed. From August 20, 2024, to January 1, 2025, one community changed its subordination.
The Moscow church also ceased to exist in the Lviv region. Over the past year, three religious communities joined the UOC. The law prohibiting the Moscow church is in effect, and other parishes, monasteries, and religious organizations have only a few weeks left to re-register their charters.
However, more than 90% of the churches under the Moscow Patriarchate have not complied with the law's requirements and have not re-registered their charters.
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