os U A ▁reported ▁that ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁November ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁E c umen ical ▁Patri arch ate ▁would ▁come ▁to ▁Ukraine ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁organ ize ▁the ▁future ▁un ification ▁council , ▁he ▁would ▁also ▁be ▁the ▁one ▁leading ▁said ▁council . ▁Al leg edly , ▁still ▁according ▁to ▁Gol os U A , ▁the ▁un ification ▁council ▁would ▁take ▁place ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁and ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁the ▁stat ute ▁of ▁the ▁un ited ▁Orth odox ▁church ▁of ▁Ukraine ▁and ▁the ▁text ▁of ▁the ▁Tom os ▁on ▁auto ce ph aly ▁would ▁be ▁ready . ▁The ▁U OC - K P ▁officially ▁denied ▁that ▁the ▁un ification ▁council ' s ▁date ▁had ▁been ▁officially ▁released . ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁November , ▁UN N ▁reported ▁that ▁Metropolitan ▁Em manuel ▁had ▁arrived ▁in ▁K iev ▁to ▁prepare ▁the ▁un ification ▁process ; ▁UN N ▁also ▁reported ▁the ▁un ification ▁council ▁would ▁alleg edly ▁take ▁place ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁November , ▁the ▁E c umen ical ▁Patri arch ate ▁issued ▁an ▁official ▁commun iqu é , ▁stating ▁that ▁it ▁" re iter ates ▁its ▁sacred ▁decision ▁to ▁grant ▁the ▁Tom os ▁of ▁Auto ce ph aly ▁to ▁the ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁of ▁Ukraine " ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁date ▁for ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁un ification ▁council ▁" will ▁be ▁presented ▁within ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 8 " ▁by ▁the ▁syn od