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Our Grateful and Heartfelt Thanks to His Beatitude
for Sharing This Tremendous History With Us
-- Presenting the Proven Facts --
For the Planned UNITY OF THE UKRAINIAN CHURCH
That, Sadly, never came to fruition!
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His Beatitude +AMVROSIJ
Primate and Metropolitan Archbishop
Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church
In The United States
UAOC IN THE UNITED STATES...
There were four Canonical UAOC jurisdictions in America were:
Archbishop +PALLADOS and Archbishop +IHOR Huba, Brooklyn, New York;
Metropolitan +BOHDAN Spilka, from the Greeks;
Metropolitan +HRYHORIJ and Archbishop +HENNADII, Chicago, Illinois;
and Metropolitan +MSTYSLAV Skrypnik, Succeeded Metropolitan +IOAN Theodorovitch,
South Boundbrook, New Jersey.
The top three cooperated with Greek Orthodox Archbishop +IAKOVOS in New York for unity. +PALLADOS was an original member of SCOBA representing them. South Boundbrook is now with the Ecumenical Patriarch. +MSTYSLAV became first Patriarch of Kiev for the UAOC.
Metrpolitan +MSTYSLAV consecrated +HRYHORIJ. Metropolitan +HRYHORIJ consecrated Metropolitan +AMVROSIJ.
There were four Canonical UAOC jurisdictions in America were:
Archbishop +PALLADOS and Archbishop +IHOR Huba, Brooklyn, New York;
Metropolitan +BOHDAN Spilka, from the Greeks;
Metropolitan +HRYHORIJ and Archbishop +HENNADII, Chicago, Illinois;
and Metropolitan +MSTYSLAV Skrypnik, Succeeded Metropolitan +IOAN Theodorovitch,
South Boundbrook, New Jersey.
The top three cooperated with Greek Orthodox Archbishop +IAKOVOS in New York for unity. +PALLADOS was an original member of SCOBA representing them. South Boundbrook is now with the Ecumenical Patriarch. +MSTYSLAV became first Patriarch of Kiev for the UAOC.
Metrpolitan +MSTYSLAV consecrated +HRYHORIJ. Metropolitan +HRYHORIJ consecrated Metropolitan +AMVROSIJ.
Confirmations from His Beatitude +NICHOLAS VI the Patriarch of Alexandria
Confirmation from His Beatitude +MSTYSLAV, UAOC Patriarch of Kiev
Patriarch +MSTYSLAV recognized Metroplitan +AMVROSIJ as successor of Metropolitan +HRYHORIJ and as Primate of the UAOC Sobornopravna.
Metropolitan +AMVROSIJ headed the Ukrainian Orthodox hierarchs who cooperated with Cardinal +JOSYF Slipyj to establish ONE UKRAINIAN CHURCH.
Metropolitan +MSTYSLAV refused association with the Pope of Rome. He became UAOC Patriarch of Kiev.
Metropolitan +AMVROSIJ headed the canonical UAOC Sobornopravna and cooperated with Cardinal +JOSYF (Slipyj)....he also cooperated with the Greek Orthodox Patriarchs: +NICHOLAS VI of Alexandria and +DIODOROS of Jerusalem.
Metropolitan +AMVROSIJ headed the Ukrainian Orthodox hierarchs who cooperated with Cardinal +JOSYF Slipyj to establish ONE UKRAINIAN CHURCH.
Metropolitan +MSTYSLAV refused association with the Pope of Rome. He became UAOC Patriarch of Kiev.
Metropolitan +AMVROSIJ headed the canonical UAOC Sobornopravna and cooperated with Cardinal +JOSYF (Slipyj)....he also cooperated with the Greek Orthodox Patriarchs: +NICHOLAS VI of Alexandria and +DIODOROS of Jerusalem.
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(THESE DOCUMENTS ARE CERTIFIED AS COMING FROM THE ARCHIVES OF HOLY PROTECTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY CATHEDRAL IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS...BY THE RECTOR, ARCHIMANDRITE PETEREM, WHO WAS RECTOR FOR 25 YEARS. PRIOR TO THAT HE HAD BEEN SECRETARY TO +PHILARET (DENISENKO) METROPOLITAN OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH IN KIEV, LATER, HE WAS THE PATRIARCH OF UOC-KP.)
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Ordination to the Venerable Priesthood on May 19, 1974 by Metropolitan NIKOLAUS IInyckyj and Bishop +LAURENTIOS Manitakis of the Greek Orthodox Church of Cyprus
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Greek Archbishop +IAKOVOS, Exarch of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, recognized Ukrainian Archbishops +BOHDAN, +PALLADOS and +HRYHORIJ
Metropolitan +AMBROSIJ is consecrated to the Sacred Episcopacy by Metropolitan +HRYHORIJ, Holy Protection Cathedral in Chicago
First Anniversary of Father Ambrose's Priestly Ordination
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Archbishop +NIKOLAUS elevated +AMBROSIJ to Archimandrite
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Metropolitan +NIKOLAUS (Ilnyckyj) from Metropolitan +PETER (Zhurawetsky), who are the Consecrators of His Eminence +MICHAEL (Kirkland), are in the original canonical Russian line, the American Orthodox Church, which IS our Blessed Jurisdiction, the Orthodox Church Of America.
The Melkite Greek Catholic Church Patriarch +MAXIMOS V (Hakim) promoted the work of Cardinal +JOSYF (Slipyj) and supported the work of Metropolitan +AMVROSIJ as Primate of the United Church.
Metropolitan +AMVROSIJ (Dolgoroukyj) met Cardinal +KAROL (Wojtyla) (the future Pope John Paul II) at the 1976 Eucharistic Congress in Philadelphia, Pennsyvania when as a young hierarch he assisted Patriarch +MAXIMOS of the Melkites.
When Pope John Paul II appointed Cardinal +MYROSLAV (Lubachivsky) as COADJUTOR, Successor of Cardinal +JOSYF (Slipyj)...the union plan fell apart...as well as the push for Rome to recognize Cardinal +JOSYF (Slipyj) as a PATRIARCH.
The Melkite Greek Catholic Church Patriarch +MAXIMOS V (Hakim) promoted the work of Cardinal +JOSYF (Slipyj) and supported the work of Metropolitan +AMVROSIJ as Primate of the United Church.
Metropolitan +AMVROSIJ (Dolgoroukyj) met Cardinal +KAROL (Wojtyla) (the future Pope John Paul II) at the 1976 Eucharistic Congress in Philadelphia, Pennsyvania when as a young hierarch he assisted Patriarch +MAXIMOS of the Melkites.
When Pope John Paul II appointed Cardinal +MYROSLAV (Lubachivsky) as COADJUTOR, Successor of Cardinal +JOSYF (Slipyj)...the union plan fell apart...as well as the push for Rome to recognize Cardinal +JOSYF (Slipyj) as a PATRIARCH.
Bishop +AMVROSIJ celebrating the Divine Liturgy with Metropolitan +HRYHORIJ
There always has been...and always will be...extremists on different sides who lie to promote their own agenda, not wanting to admit the truth. Some don't know all the details and don't want them to be true.
His Beatitude +AMVROSIJ was attacked from many sides, as the OCA-UAOC has been; however…THE TRUE FACTS REMAIN!
His Beatitude +AMVROSIJ was attacked from many sides, as the OCA-UAOC has been; however…THE TRUE FACTS REMAIN!
