Patriarch Filaret, who fought for an independent Ukrainian Orthodox church, dies at 97
- Posted on March 20, 2026
- By The Toronto Star
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Patriarch Filaret, who fought for an independent Ukrainian Orthodox church, dies at 97
Patriarch Filaret of Kyiv — who worked for decades to establish an independent Ukrainian Orthodox church that was free from Moscow's religious authority, a schism that foreshadowed the Russia-Ukraine war
