On August 31 the magazine Korrespondent released its TOP 100 Most Influential Ukrainians ranking. The list includes leaders of churches in Ukraine, with Metropolitan Volodymyr (Sabodan) of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) taking the highest ranking among them.
23. Metropolitan Volodymyr – Head of the UOC-MP
49. Patriarch Filaret – head of the UOC-Kyivan Patriarchate
54. Cardinal Lubomyr (Husar) – former head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC)
62. Patriarch Sviatoslav (Shevchuk) – head of the UGCC
Compared to the top 100 list that Korrespondent released last year, Metropolitan Volodymyr’s ranking rose 4 places, Patriarch Filaret’s dropped 5 places, Cardinal Lubomyr (Husar)’s rose 27 places, and Patriarch Sviatoslav (Shevchuk)’s dropped 1 place.