Metropolitan Epiphanius I of Kyiv
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Metropolitan Epiphanius I of Kyiv is the primate of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine who became its first leader following the church’s recognition of independence from the Moscow Patriarchate.
All labels observed (5)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3532594 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Metropolitan Epiphanius I of Kyiv Context triple: [Tomos of autocephaly for the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, headAtTimeOfGrant, Metropolitan Epiphanius I of Kyiv]
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A.
Patriarch Porfirije
Patriarch Porfirije is the current head of the Serbian Orthodox Church and a prominent religious leader in Serbia and the wider Orthodox Christian world.
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B.
Archimandrite Ignaty
Archimandrite Ignaty was a Russian cleric and architect known for designing the richly decorated, neo-Russian style Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in Saint Petersburg.
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C.
Patriarch Filaret of Moscow
Patriarch Filaret of Moscow was a powerful early 17th-century Russian church leader and statesman who effectively co-ruled the country during the reign of his son, Tsar Mikhail I, helping to restore stability after the Time of Troubles.
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Patriarch Athenagoras I
Patriarch Athenagoras I was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1948 to 1972, known for his pioneering efforts in ecumenism and his historic rapprochement with the Roman Catholic Church.
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E.
Tarasios of Constantinople
Tarasios of Constantinople was an 8th-century Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople known for his key role in restoring the veneration of icons in the Byzantine Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Metropolitan Epiphanius I of Kyiv Target entity description: Metropolitan Epiphanius I of Kyiv is the primate of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine who became its first leader following the church’s recognition of independence from the Moscow Patriarchate.
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A.
Patriarch Porfirije
Patriarch Porfirije is the current head of the Serbian Orthodox Church and a prominent religious leader in Serbia and the wider Orthodox Christian world.
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B.
Archimandrite Ignaty
Archimandrite Ignaty was a Russian cleric and architect known for designing the richly decorated, neo-Russian style Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in Saint Petersburg.
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C.
Patriarch Filaret of Moscow
Patriarch Filaret of Moscow was a powerful early 17th-century Russian church leader and statesman who effectively co-ruled the country during the reign of his son, Tsar Mikhail I, helping to restore stability after the Time of Troubles.
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D.
Patriarch Athenagoras I
Patriarch Athenagoras I was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1948 to 1972, known for his pioneering efforts in ecumenism and his historic rapprochement with the Roman Catholic Church.
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E.
Tarasios of Constantinople
Tarasios of Constantinople was an 8th-century Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople known for his key role in restoring the veneration of icons in the Byzantine Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Orthodox bishop
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Ukrainian religious leader ⓘ primate of an autocephalous church ⓘ |
| academicDegree | Doctor of Theology ⓘ |
| advocates | independence of the Ukrainian church from the Moscow Patriarchate ⓘ |
| affiliationBeforeOCU |
Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate
ⓘ
linked to:
Ukrainian Orthodox Church
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Epiphanius I of Kyiv and All Ukraine
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linked to:
Metropolitan Epiphanius I of Kyiv
Metropolitan Epifanii ⓘ |
| appointedAs |
Metropolitan of Kyiv and All Ukraine (Orthodox Church of Ukraine)
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linked to:
Metropolitan Epiphanius I of Kyiv
|
| birthName | Serhii Dumenko ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ukraine ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1979-02-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 2019-01-06 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Kyiv Theological Academy
ⓘ
Kyiv-Mohyla Academy ⓘ |
| electedBy | Unification Council of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine ⓘ |
| era | 21st century ⓘ |
| fieldOfActivity |
church leadership
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ecclesiastical administration ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | His Beatitude ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Greek
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ Ukrainian ⓘ |
| memberOf | Orthodox Church of Ukraine ⓘ |
| monasticName | Epiphanius ⓘ |
| monasticVowsTakenIn |
Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate
ⓘ
linked to:
Orthodox Church of Ukraine
|
| notableFor |
being the first primate of the autocephalous Orthodox Church of Ukraine
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leading the church after its separation from the Moscow Patriarchate ⓘ |
| ordination | ordained to the priesthood in the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Unification Council that created the Orthodox Church of Ukraine ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Odesa Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
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linked to:
Odesa Oblast
|
| positionHeld |
Metropolitan of Kyiv and All Ukraine
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linked to:
Metropolitan Epiphanius I of Kyiv
Primate of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine ⓘ |
| predecessor | none (first primate of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine) ⓘ |
| previousPosition |
Metropolitan of Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi and Bila Tserkva
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Patriarchal vicar of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate ⓘ |
| publicPositionOnRussia | critical of Russian aggression against Ukraine ⓘ |
| receivedDocument | Tomos of autocephaly for the Orthodox Church of Ukraine ⓘ |
| receivedDocumentFrom | Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodoxy
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
|
| residence |
Kyiv, Ukraine
ⓘ
linked to:
Kyiv
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| startTime | 2018-12-15 ⓘ |
| supports | Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Byzantine Rite ⓘ |
| title | Metropolitan of Kyiv and All Ukraine, Primate of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Metropolitan Epiphanius I of Kyiv Description of subject: Metropolitan Epiphanius I of Kyiv is the primate of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine who became its first leader following the church’s recognition of independence from the Moscow Patriarchate.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Tomos of autocephaly for the Orthodox Church of Ukraine
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headAtTimeOfGrant
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Metropolitan Epiphanius I of Kyiv
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linked to: Metropolitan Epiphanius I of Kyiv
linked to: Metropolitan Epiphanius I of Kyiv
linked to: Metropolitan Epiphanius I of Kyiv
linked to: Metropolitan Epiphanius I of Kyiv
Metropolitan Epiphanius I of Kyiv
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appointedAs
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Metropolitan of Kyiv and All Ukraine (Orthodox Church of Ukraine)
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linked to: Metropolitan Epiphanius I of Kyiv