This is the list of the bishops of the Ukrainian Church including current Orthodox Church of Ukraine and its direct predecessors the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church and the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate, as well as depicting the organization of the church.
For church and clergy associated with the Latin Church and descendant of the Ruthenian Uniate Church, see Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. __TOC__
Current bishops Ruling bishops Each ruling bishop is put in charge of a subdivision of OCU called an eparchy. Ruling bishops can be awarded higher ranks of archbishop and metropolitan for their services to the Church. Every ruling bishop can be chosen to fill a seat in the Holy Synod of the OCU. Ruling bishops can partake in consecration of new bishops at their own will.
The Head of OCU is also among the ruling bishops, as the de jure head of the eparchy of Kyiv. Name Rank Title Consecration Date Lead consecrator Epiphanius (Dumenko) metropolitan of Kyiv and all Ukraine Philaret (Denysenko) Andrew (Abramchuk) metropolitan of Halychyna John (Bodnarchuk) Romanus (Balashchuk) metropolitan of Vinnytsia and Bratslav John (Bodnarchuk) Volodymyr (Ladyka) metropolitan of Mykolaiv and Bohoiavlensk Philaret (Denysenko) Hadrian (Starina) metropolitan of BohorodskBohorodsk is the original name of the Russian city of Noginsk. As a bishopric outside of Ukraine, it should be transferred under the jurisdiction of Constantinople. Volodymyr (Romaniuk) Simon (Shostatsky) metropolitan of Vinnytsia and Bar Volodymyr (Sabodan) Macarius (Maletych) metropolitan of Lviv Demetrios (Yarema) Joasaph (Vasylykiv) metropolitan of Ivano-Frankivsk and Halych Philaret (Denysenko) Demetrios (Rudiuk) metropolitan of Lviv and Sokal Philaret (Denysenko) Clemence (Kushch) metropolitan of Simferopol and Crimea Philaret (Denysenko) Michael (Zinkevych) metropolitan of Lutsk and Volhynia Philaret (Denysenko) Sergius (Horobtsov) metropolitan of Donetsk and Mariupol Philaret (Denysenko) John (Yaremenko) metropolitan of Cherkasy and Chyhyryn Philaret (Denysenko) Nestor (Pysyk) metropolitan of Ternopil and Kremenets Philaret (Denysenko) Theodore (Bubnyuk) metropolitan of Poltava and Kremenchuk Philaret (Denysenko) Alexander (Drabynko) metropolitan of Pereyaslav and Vyshneve Volodymyr (Sabodan) Hilarion (Protsyk) metropolitan of Rivne and Ostroh Philaret (Denysenko) Eustratius (Zorya) metropolitan of Bila Tserkva Philaret (Denysenko) Jacob (Makarchuk) archbishop of Drohobych and Sambir Demetrios (Yarema) Methodius (Sribniak) archbishop of Sumy and Okhtyrka Philaret (Denysenko) Lawrence (Myhovych) archbishop of Luhansk and Starobilsk Methodius (Kudriakov) Onuphrius (Khavruk) archbishop of Chernivtsi and Kitsman Philaret (Denysenko) Michael (Bondarchuk) archbishop of Vinnytsia and Tulchyn Philaret (Denysenko) Matthew (Shevchuk) archbishop of Volodymyr and Novovolynsk Philaret (Denysenko) Mark (Levkiv) archbishop of Kropyvnytskyi and Holovanivsk Philaret (Denysenko) Volodymyr (Shlapak) archbishop of Zhytomyr and Polisia Methodius (Kudriakov) Athanasius (Shkurupii) archbishop of Kharkiv and Izium Methodius (Kudriakov) Herman (Semanchuk) archbishop of Chernivtsi and Khotyn Methodius (Kudriakov) Simon (Zinkevych) archbishop of Dnipro and lands of The Sich Philaret (Denysenko) Tycho (Petraniuk) archbishop of Ternopil and Buchach Philaret (Denysenko) Athanasius (Yavorskyi) archbishop of Odesa and Balta Philaret (Denysenko) Metrophanes (Butynskyi) archbishop of Kharkiv and Sloboda lands Philaret (Denysenko) Cyril (Mykhailiuk) bishop of Uzhhorod and Khust Philaret (Denysenko) Paul (Kravchuk) bishop of Ternopil and Terebovlia Philaret (Denysenko) Julian (Hatala) bishop of Kolomyia and Kosiv Philaret (Denysenko) Photius (Davydenko) bishop of Zaporizhia and Melitopol Philaret (Denysenko) Barsanuphius (Rudnik) bishop of Uzhhorod and Transcarpathia Philaret (Denysenko) Viktor (Bed) bishop of Mukachevo and Carpathians Macarius (Maletych) Boris (Kharko) bishop of Kherson and Kakhovka Macarius (Maletych) Paisius (Kukharchuk) bishop of Zhytomyr and Ovruch Philaret (Denysenko) Sabbas (Fryziuk) bishop of Donetsk and Sloviansk Macarius (Maletych) Paul (Yurystyi) bishop of Khmelnytskyi and Kamianets-Podilsky Philaret (Denysenko) Gabriel (Kryzyna) bishop of Rivne and Sarny Macarius (Maletych) Nicodemus (Kulyhin) bishop of Kherson and Taurida Epiphanius (Dumenko) Anthony (Firley) bishop of Chernihiv and Nizhyn Epiphanius (Dumenko)
Vicar bishops Vicar bishops serve as helpers to the ruling bishop of their eparchy. Vicar bishops cannot be awarded a higher rank, except if they were made an archbishop before becoming a vicar in the OCU, usually by being a ruling bishop of the OCU or another Orthodox Church (metropolitans cannot become vicars). Vicar bishops cannot be chosen to fill a seat in the Holy Synod of the OCU (with one exception). All vicar bishops can partake in the consecration of new bishops at will.
The archbishop of Vyshhorod is a special case among the vicar bishops. As the de facto ruling bishop of the eparchy of Kyiv, he is officially equated in rights but not in name to a ruling bishop, and can be chosen to be a part of the Holy Synod. He is also awarded the title of archbishop immediately upon taking office. Name Rank Title Eparchy Consecration Date Lead consecrator Alexander (Reshetniak) archbishop of Yahotyn Kyiv Volodymyr (Romaniuk) Iziaslav (Karha) archbishop of Makariv Kyiv Volodymyr (Romaniuk)Архієрей. Agapetus (Humeniuk)equated to ruling archbishop of Vyshhorod Kyiv Philaret (Denysenko) Pancras (Matviyevskyi) bishop of Sloviansk Donetsk Philaret (Denysenko) John (Shvets) bishop of Bilhorod Kyiv Methodius (Kudriakov) Volodymyr (Cherpak) bishop of Fastiv Kyiv Methodius (Kudriakov) Paul (Mysak) bishop of Kolomyia Ivano-Frankivsk Macarius (Maletych) Epiphanius (Dimitriou) bishop of Olbia Kyiv Epiphanius (Dumenko) Theognostus (Bodoryak) bishop of Bohorodchany Ivano-Frankivsk and Halych Epiphanius (Dumenko) Ephrem (Khomiak) bishop of Vasylkiv Kyiv Epiphanius (Dumenko)
Titular bishops Titular bishops have the duties normally assigned to a priest in the eparchy, but unlike priests, they answer directly to the Head of the Church and the Holy Synod, bypassing the ruling bishop. Titular bishops cannot be chosen to fill a seat in the Holy Synod, but can partake in the consecration of new bishops at their own will. Before the 2018 unification, such bishops were known as bishop-priests within the Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Kyivan Patriarchate.
Name Rank Title Consecration Date Lead consecrator Mark (Hrynchevskyi) bishop of Dunayivtsi Philaret (Denysenko) Gerontius (Olianskyi) bishop of Boyarka Methodius (Kudriakov)
Retired bishops Retired bishops are freed of their episcopal duties by the Holy Synod. They can partake in consecration of a new bishop, but only with a permission from the Head of the Church.
Name Rank Title Consecration Date Lead consecrator Daniel (Kovalchuk) metropolitan formerly of Chernivtsi and Bukovyna John (Bodnarchuk) Damian (Zamarayev) archbishop formerly of Kherson and Taurida Philaret (Denysenko) Hadrian (Kulyk) bishop formerly titular of Shepetivka Methodius (Kudriakov)
Former bishops
Died Philaret (Denysenko), formerely patriarch of Kyiv and the all Rus'-Ukraine (consecrated on 4 Febaruary 1962 by Poemen (Izvekov), died on 20 March 2026) Job (Pavlyshyn), formerly the archbishop of Ternopil and Kremenets (consecrated on 11 May 1995, retired in 2015, died 8 February 2019) John (Boichuk), formerly the bishop of Kolomyia and Kosiv (consecrated on 7 July 1996, retired on 8 March 2013, died 2 November 2020) Anthony (Makhota), metropolitan of Khmelnytskyi and Kamianets-Podilsky (consecrated on 21 July 1996, died in office on 23 March 2021) Michael (Laroche), metropolitan of Korsun (consecrated on 12 May 1996, died in office on 14 April 2022)
Defrocked Joasaph (Shibaev), metropolitan of Belgorod and Oboyansk (consecrated on , excommunicated on ) Peter (Moskalyov), bishop of Valuiki (consecrated on , excommunicated on ) Philaret (Pancu), bishop of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi (consecrated on , excommunicated on )
Bishops of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church The church revival in Ukraine has started on efforts of bishop of the Ukrainian Exarchate Ioan (Bodnarchuk) in 1989-90. In April 1992 Ioan (Bodnarchuk) was banned from the church. In June 1992 most of bishops joined the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate (UOC-KP) as part of the first unification attempt, while only Bishop of Chernivtsi Danyil did not rush with his decision. Patriarch Mstyslav excommunicated Metropolitan Antoniy and Archbishop Romaniuk who joined the unification with Metropolitan Filaret. In December 1992 Bishop Danyil finally joined UOC-KP, while at the same time Archbishop of Lviv Petro decided to stay as part of the original Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (UAOC).
Andriy (Abramchuk) (returned from UOC-KP (1995) as Metropolitan of Ivano-Frankivsk and Galicia (1995–2018), joined Orthodox Church of Ukraine) Roman (Balashchuk) (returned from UOC-KP (1995) as Archbishop/Metropolitan of Vinnytsia and Bratslav (1995–2018), joined Orthodox Church of Ukraine) Macarius (Maletych) (1996 by Dymytriy (Yarema) as Bishop/Archbishop/Metropolitan of Lviv (1996–2018), Metropolitan of Kyiv and all Ukraine (2015–2018), joined Orthodox Church of Ukraine) Volodymyr (Shlapak) (2009 by Methodius (Kudriakov) as Bishop/Archbishop of Zhytomyr and Polesie (2009–2015/2015–2018), joined Orthodox Church of Ukraine) Afanasiy (Shkurupiy) (2009 by Methodius (Kudriakov) as Bishop/Archbishop of Kharkiv and Poltava (2009–2018), joined Orthodox Church of Ukraine) Herman (Semanchuk) (2009 by Methodius (Kudriakov) as Bishop/Archbishop of Chernivtsi and Khotyn (2009–2018), joined Orthodox Church of Ukraine) Volodymyr (Cherpak) (2010 by Methodius (Kudriakov) as vicar Bishop of Vyshhorod and Podil (2010–2018), joined Orthodox Church of Ukraine) Iov (Pavlyshyn) (came from UOC-KP (2012) as Archbishop of Ternopil and Kremenets (2012–2015), retired (2015–2018), joined Orthodox Church of Ukraine) Herontiy (Orlyansky) (2014 by Methodius (Kudriakov) as vicar Bishop of Drohobych (2014–2018), vicar Bishop of Boryspil (2018), joined Orthodox Church of Ukraine) Kyrylo (Mykhailyuk) (came from UOC-KP (2014) as Bishop of Uzhhorod and Trans-Carpathian (2014–2018), joined Orthodox Church of Ukraine) Viktor (Begy) (2015 by Macarius (Maletych) as Bishop of Mukachevo and Carpathian (2015–2018), joined Orthodox Church of Ukraine) Borys (Kharko) (2015 by Macarius (Maletych) as Bishop of Kherson and Mykolaiv (2015–2018), joined Orthodox Church of Ukraine) Tykhon (Petranyuk) (came from UOC-KP (2017) as Bishop of Odesa and Black Sea (2017), Archbishop of Ternopil (2017–2018), joined Orthodox Church of Ukraine) Savva (Fryziuk) (2017 by Macarius (Maletych) as Bishop of Donetsk and Sloviansk (2017–2018), joined Orthodox Church of Ukraine) Pavlo (Mysak) (2018 by Macarius (Maletych) as vicar Bishop of Kolomyia (2018), joined Orthodox Church of Ukraine) Havryil (Kryzyna) (2018 by Macarius (Maletych) as Bishop of Rivne and Volhynia (2018), joined Orthodox Church of Ukraine)
Former Bishops of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church Left the Church for UOC – KP before 2018 Vasyl (Bodnarchuk) (1990 by Ioan (Bodnarchuk) as Bishop/Archbishop of Ternopil and Buchach (1990–1992), joined UOC-KP) Andriy (Abramchuk) (1990 by Ioan (Bodnarchuk) as Bishop/Archbishop of Ivano-Frankivsk and Kolomyia (1990–1992), Metropolitan of Ivano-Frankivsk and Galicia (1992), joined UOC-KP) Danyil (Kovalchuk) (1990 by Ioan (Bodnarchuk) as Bishop of Chernivtsi and Bukovyna (1990–1992), joined UOC-KP) Polikarp (Pakholiuk) (1991 by Mstyslav (Skrypnyk) as Vicar Bishop of Ovruch (1991–1992), joined UOC-KP) Petro (Petrus) (1992 by Antoniy (Masendych) as Bishop/Archbishop of Lviv and Sokal (1992), joined UOC-KP)