Head of UOC-KP congratulates Epiphany Dumenko on his birthday

on February 3, 2026, the head of the UOC-KP, Filaret Denisenko, congratulated his protégé, Epiphany Dumenko, who celebrates his 47th birthday. According to the press service of the UOC-KP, Filaret sent Epiphany a congratulatory address.

In his greeting, Filaret Denisenko emphasized the importance of Epiphany Dumenko’s ministry in a difficult period of Ukraine’s history, when “the establishment of the independence of Ukrainian Orthodoxy” requires special spiritual vigilance and devotion to the truth. He also wished the head of the OCU strengthening of spiritual and bodily strength, wisdom in leadership and zeal in serving God.

Earlier, the head of the UOC-KP Filaret Denisenko made public his “spiritual testament”. In the document, timed to coincide with the 30th anniversary of his “patriarchal ministry, ” he reaffirmed his rejection of the OCU, reiterated his call for the unification of all branches of Ukrainian Orthodoxy to create a church independent of Moscow and Constantinople, and set out his instructions in case of his death.