The Church Conflict in Ukraine - a fight for Ukrainian souls: A qualitative study of motivation behind church belonging
Journal: Duo Research Archive (University of Oslo)
Year: 2020

Up until recently there were as many as three competing Orthodox Churches in Ukraine; the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP), the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyiv Patriarchate (UOC-KP), and the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (UAOC). Only the UOC-MP was recognized by the Orthodox world. In December 2018, however, the UOC-KP, UAOC and parts of the UOC-MP decided to unite into one Church jurisdiction, the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU). The OCU received a