of the OCU, including its primate, had been consecrated by Filaret and other archpastors. Filaret's followers In December 2019, according to the Department of Religions and Nationalities of Ukraine, 10 to 15 parishes wanted to be under the jurisdiction of Patriarch Filaret. On 3 February 2020, Bishop Filaret (Panku) of East Moldova of the OCU left the OCU and asked to join the UOC-KP. In response, the OCU excommunicated Panku and notified Patriarch Daniel of Romania and Metropolitan Peter of Bessarabia that Panku had joined a schismatic group. Notes References Further reading (timeline of the 20 June 2019 Local Council) 2018 Moscow–Constantinople schism Orthodox Church of Ukraine Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyivan Patriarchate Schisms from the Eastern Orthodox Church