The Primate of the UOC headed the rite of naming Archimandrite Alexei (Ovsyannikov) Bishop of Dzhankoy and Razdolnensky

On January 1, 2022, after the all-night vigil on the eve of the Sunday before Christmas, His Beatitude Metropolitan Onufry of Kiev and All Ukraine headed the rite of naming the cleric of the Zhytomyr diocese, Archimandrite Alexei (Ovsyannikov), Bishop of Dzhankoy and Razdolnensky. This was reported by the Information and Education Department of the UOC.

The rite of naming was performed in the church in honor of the Monks Anthony and Theodosius of the Caves of the Holy Dormition Kiev-Pechersk Lavra.

According to the statutory tradition, Archimandrite Alexei turned to the Primate with the Word when naming him.