On December 27, during the final session of the Holy Synod of the UOC-MP, Metropolitan Anthony (Pakanych) reported on the life of the Church over the past year.
This is reported by the Information and Educational Department of the UOC-MP.
According to him, the number of parishes in the UOC-MP has increased over the year and includes 12,381 religious communities, which is 7 more than last year (12,374).
The total number of clergymen also increased to 12,513 (57 more than in 2020).
In 2021, the UOC-MP has 260 monasteries with 4,630 monks (82 more than last year).
In total, during the reporting period, 5 male monastic monasteries were formed in the Mogilyov-Podilsk, Chernivtsi-Bukovyna, Lviv, Dioceses of Bila Tserkva and Mukachevo.