▁was ▁elev ated ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Metropolitan . ▁ ▁November ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁by ▁Metropolitan ▁of ▁K iev ▁and ▁All ▁Ukraine ▁Vladimir ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁wear ▁the ▁second ▁Pan ag ia . ▁ ▁February ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁the ▁Holy ▁Syn od ▁of ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁elected ▁him ▁by ▁secret ▁ball ot ▁for ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁loc um ▁ten ens ▁of ▁the ▁K iev ▁metropol itan ▁chair ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁a ▁medical ▁certificate ▁of ▁in ability ▁of ▁Metropolitan ▁of ▁K iev ▁and ▁All ▁Ukraine ▁to ▁perform ▁the ▁duties ▁of ▁the ▁Pr imate ▁of ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁Orth odox ▁Church . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁head ▁of ▁his ▁church ▁as ▁prim ate ▁of ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁and ▁Metropolitan ▁of ▁K iev ▁and ▁All ▁Ukraine ▁of ▁the ▁Moscow ▁Patri arch ate ▁( s uc ceed ing ▁Metropolitan ▁Vol od ym yr ). ▁ ▁View s ▁Metropolitan ▁On uf ri y ▁has ▁referred ▁to ▁Ukraine ' s ▁asp ir ations ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁European ▁Union ▁as ▁a ▁" t rag edy ". ▁ ▁On uf ri y ▁vo iced ▁his ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁territorial ▁integrity ▁of ▁Ukraine . ▁On uf ri y ▁refused ▁to ▁stand ▁up ▁when ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁parliament ▁hon oured ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁f igh ters ▁of ▁the ▁War ▁in ▁Don b ass ▁( ag ain st ▁pro -