Tomos of autocephaly for the Orthodox Church of Ukraine

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canonical document religious decree tomos of autocephaly

The Tomos of autocephaly for the Orthodox Church of Ukraine is the 2019 decree by the Ecumenical Patriarchate granting the Ukrainian church independence from the Russian Orthodox Church, marking a major religious and geopolitical milestone for Ukraine.

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Label	Occurrences
Tomos of autocephaly for the Orthodox Church of Ukraine canonical	2
Tomos of Autocephaly of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine	1
Tomos of autocephaly	1

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Target entity: Tomos of autocephaly for the Orthodox Church of Ukraine
Context triple: [Petro Poroshenko, signatureProject, Tomos of autocephaly for the Orthodox Church of Ukraine]

A. Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is the largest Eastern Catholic Church, following the Byzantine Rite while being in full communion with the Pope and centered historically in western Ukraine.
B. Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church (Crete 2016)
The Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church (Crete 2016) was a landmark pan-Orthodox gathering of bishops convened in Crete to address contemporary theological, ecclesial, and pastoral issues facing the Eastern Orthodox Church.
C. Decree on the Ministry and Life of Priests
The Decree on the Ministry and Life of Priests is a key Second Vatican Council document that outlines the spiritual identity, pastoral mission, and practical responsibilities of Catholic priests in the modern world.
D. Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches
The Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches is the comprehensive body of ecclesiastical law that regulates the organization, governance, and sacramental life of the Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with Rome.
E. Photian Schism
The Photian Schism was a 9th-century ecclesiastical dispute between the Eastern and Western Christian churches centered on the contested patriarchate of Constantinople and papal authority, foreshadowing the later East–West Schism.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Tomos of autocephaly for the Orthodox Church of Ukraine
Target entity description: The Tomos of autocephaly for the Orthodox Church of Ukraine is the 2019 decree by the Ecumenical Patriarchate granting the Ukrainian church independence from the Russian Orthodox Church, marking a major religious and geopolitical milestone for Ukraine.

A. Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is the largest Eastern Catholic Church, following the Byzantine Rite while being in full communion with the Pope and centered historically in western Ukraine.
B. Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church (Crete 2016)
The Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church (Crete 2016) was a landmark pan-Orthodox gathering of bishops convened in Crete to address contemporary theological, ecclesial, and pastoral issues facing the Eastern Orthodox Church.
C. Decree on the Ministry and Life of Priests
The Decree on the Ministry and Life of Priests is a key Second Vatican Council document that outlines the spiritual identity, pastoral mission, and practical responsibilities of Catholic priests in the modern world.
D. Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches
The Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches is the comprehensive body of ecclesiastical law that regulates the organization, governance, and sacramental life of the Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with Rome.
E. Photian Schism
The Photian Schism was a 9th-century ecclesiastical dispute between the Eastern and Western Christian churches centered on the contested patriarchate of Constantinople and papal authority, foreshadowing the later East–West Schism.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	canonical document ⓘ religious decree ⓘ tomos of autocephaly ⓘ
announcedOn	2018-10-11 ⓘ
approvedBy	Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate ⓘ linked to: Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate
category	2019 in Christianity ⓘ Documents of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Church in Ukraine ⓘ linked to: Orthodox Church of Ukraine
country	Ukraine ⓘ
dateHandedOver	2019-01-06 ⓘ
dateSigned	2019-01-05 ⓘ
definesHeadTitle	Metropolitan of Kyiv and All Ukraine ⓘ linked to: Orthodox Church of Ukraine
geopoliticalSignificance	symbol of Ukrainian sovereignty ⓘ weakening influence of Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine ⓘ
grantsStatus	autocephaly ⓘ
grantsTo	Orthodox Church of Ukraine ⓘ
hasCanonicalBasisIn	prerogatives of the Ecumenical Patriarch ⓘ
headAtTimeOfGrant	Metropolitan Epiphanius I of Kyiv ⓘ
issuedBy	Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople ⓘ linked to: Patriarchate of Constantinople
keptAt	St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery, Kyiv ⓘ
language	Greek ⓘ
legalNature	canonical decree ⓘ
materialForm	parchment document ⓘ
mediaCoverage	international ⓘ
opposedBy	Moscow Patriarchate ⓘ linked to: Russian Orthodox Church Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ
placeSigned	Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople ⓘ linked to: Patriarchate of Constantinople Phanar, Istanbul ⓘ linked to: Phanar district of Istanbul
politicalSignificance	strengthening Ukrainian religious independence ⓘ
recognizedBy	Church of Cyprus ⓘ linked to: Orthodox Church of Cyprus Church of Greece ⓘ linked to: Greek Orthodox Church Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople ⓘ linked to: Patriarchate of Constantinople Patriarchate of Alexandria ⓘ linked to: Orthodox Church of Alexandria
relatedDocument	Patriarchal and Synodal Act of 1686 ⓘ
relatedToEvent	2018 Unification Council of Ukrainian Orthodoxy ⓘ linked to: Orthodox Church of Ukraine granting of autocephaly to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine ⓘ
religiousJurisdiction	Orthodox Church of Ukraine ⓘ
religiousTradition	Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity
scriptType	calligraphic manuscript ⓘ
separatesFrom	Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ
signedBy	Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I ⓘ linked to: Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
stipulates	Orthodox Church of Ukraine cannot establish parishes outside Ukraine without coordination with Constantinople ⓘ Orthodox Church of Ukraine is within the spiritual orbit of the Ecumenical Patriarchate ⓘ linked to: Orthodox Church of Ukraine
subjectOf	Russian–Ukrainian church relations ⓘ dispute within Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ international political reactions ⓘ
symbolizes	affirmation of Ukrainian national identity ⓘ break with Moscow-centered church authority ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Petro Poroshenko → signatureProject → Tomos of autocephaly for the Orthodox Church of Ukraine ⓘ

Orthodox Church of Ukraine → autocephalyDocument → Tomos of autocephaly ⓘ

linked to: Tomos of autocephaly for the Orthodox Church of Ukraine

Metropolitan Epiphanius I of Kyiv → receivedDocument → Tomos of autocephaly for the Orthodox Church of Ukraine ⓘ

Unification Council of Kyiv 2018 → followedBy → Tomos of Autocephaly of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine ⓘ