Most of OCU clergy in Donbass left for Western Ukraine with the outbreak of war, - Donetsk “Metropolitan” of the OCU

The “Metropolitan” of the Donetsk and Mariupol OCU Serhiy Gorobtsov said that he “blessed” most of his clergy to leave the followers who remained in the region and go to the center and west of Ukraine. He stated this to D1 TV channel.

“Most of our clergy, with my blessing, left for the center and west of Ukraine. What for? In order to save lives, and then returning to their native land, to restore the activities of our Church, to help develop infrastructure. We know that if the Church returns, then the people return too,” says Vladyka.

Currently, the Metropolitan, along with other clerics, serves in the Dnieper.