www.byzcath.org Forums News & Events Church News His Holiness Patriarch Kirill to Visit Kyiv on July 27, 2009

Interesting that his itinerary for Western Ukraine is not given.
For example is he going to Lviv to be greet by Archbishop Augustine?
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MOSCOW. His Holiness Patriarch Kirill to Visit Kyiv on July 27, this year, on the eve of commemoration day of the Holy Prince Vladimir, Equal to the Apostles


On March 30, His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr met with His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.

The Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church handed over to His Holiness the official invitation to make an archpastoral visit to Kyiv in a convenient time for him, this invitation was approved at the session of the Holy Synod of March 25, 2009 (Journal No. 01).

During the talks it was decided that His Holiness Patriarch Kirill would visit the capital of Ukraine on July 27, on the eve of the commemoration day of the Holy and Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir.
On July 28 His Holiness Patriarch Kirill will celebrate the Divine Liturgy at the Lyiv Caves Monastery (the Holy Dormition Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra). Alongside with Kyiv, he is going to visit Donbass, Crimea and West Ukraine. The visit wil last 10 days.

http://orthodox.org.ua/eng/node/619

Well, if he even pauses in L'vov one would expect him to meet with Kyr Augustine. But whom else will the Patriarch meet?

Come to think of it, despite assurances given in 1946, during the Soviet era no reigning Patriarch of Moscow ever visited Western Ukraine.

Had not realized that Archbishop Panteleimon (Rudyk) had been nominal Archbishop of Kyiv early on in World War II. Interesting.

Fr. Serge

Don't know if His Holiness will be in L'vov, but I do know that Vladyka Augustine is a wonderful person.

:)

Well according to this article, he won't be visiting Lviv ot L'vov or even Lwow.
Just a quick visit to Pochaiv: