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The Ukrainian Orthodox Church became independent in 2019 by decree of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, the religious authority for all Eastern Orthodox branches. He is also the highest religious authority for most Russian Orthodox parishes in Ukraine. Patriarch Kirill is based in Moscow and is the highest authority for both the Russian Church and its New York-based American branch, which merged with the Moscow Patriarchate in 2007. The three have outposts within walking distance of one another the headquarters of the Russian branches are practically neighbors on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, while the an ornate Ukrainian cathedral sits across Central Park. Those include the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, the Russian Orthodox Church and a subsidiary to it, the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia.

The world of Eastern Orthodox Christianity is complex, with more than a dozen self-governing branches whose leaders live primarily in cities across Eastern Europe and the Middle East.īecause New York is home to hundreds of thousands of Orthodox Christians, many of their churches treat it as an American base of operations.
