The Primate of the Church of Ukraine in the Diocese of Belgiumtranslated

His Beatitude Metropolitan of Kyiv and all Ukraine Mr. Epiphanius was received by His Eminence Metropolitan of Belgium and Exarch of the Netherlands and Luxembourg Mr. Athenagoras, on the afternoon of Sunday, June 21, 2026, at the seat of the Metropolis in Brussels.

The Primate of the Autocephalous Church of Ukraine is in the capital of Europe these days, invited by the organization COMECE (Commission of the Roman Catholic Episcopal Conferences of the European Union) and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, together with other religious leaders, in order to speak at a seminar organized about the current situation in Ukraine.

His Beatitude received a warm welcome at the entrance of the offices of the central administration of the Metropolis, he worshiped in the Metropolitan Chapel of Agia Marinis and had a meeting with Metropolitan Athenagoras and his colleagues in the Throne Room of the Metropolis, where they exchanged gifts and wishes.

The Metropolitan of Belgium welcomed His Beatitude to his seat, expressed his undivided support to the Orthodox Church and the tested people of Ukraine, wishing for a short end to the long war.…