Head of Orthodox Church of Czech Lands and Slovakia Visits Uzhhorod

On 29-30 March, The Theological Academy of Sts. Cyril and Methodius of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate and Avhustyn Voloshyn Carpathian University in Uzhhorod were visited by Metropolitan of Czech Lands and Slovakia, Archbishop Christopher (Pulets) of Prague. The hierarch came to Ukraine on the invitation of Metropolitan Volodymyr of the UOC-MP and the Rector’s Office of the Theological Academy of Sts. Cyril and Methodius.

According to the website of the academy, on 29 March, its rector, Archimandrite Viktor (Bed), discussed with the visitor questions regarding cooperation between the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia and the educational and academic institutions of the UOC-MP and the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine in the area of theological education and science.  In particular, the Czech hierarch approved of the initiative of Archimandrite Viktor (Bed) to establish an International Academy of  Theological Studies as a scholarly institution in the international Orthodox space.

On 30 March, in the academy’s Assembly Halll of St. Nicholas, the Head of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia read a lecture on the historic development of his church and its autocephaly.