▁according ▁to ▁Fil aret ▁Den isen ko , ▁was ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁Patri arch ▁of ▁Constantin ople ▁to ▁decide ▁but ▁he ▁said ▁he ▁hoped ▁that ▁thanks ▁to ▁his ▁church ' s ▁efforts ▁this ▁council ▁could ▁take ▁place ▁before ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁Fil aret ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁juris dict ional ▁affili ation ▁of ▁par ishes ▁would ▁be ▁decided ▁by ▁vote ▁of ▁the ▁con greg ation ▁of ▁each ▁parish . ▁It ▁was ▁believed ▁that ▁a ▁un ited ▁Ukrain ian ▁church ▁was ▁a ▁comp uls ory ▁step ▁before ▁Ukraine ▁could ▁be ▁granted ▁the ▁Tom os ▁( form al ▁dec ree ) ▁of ▁auto ce ph aly ▁from ▁the ▁Patri arch ▁of ▁Constantin ople . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁U OC - K P ▁communic ated ▁that ▁the ▁ 1 1 ▁October ▁decision ▁by ▁the ▁E c umen ical ▁Patri arch ate ▁had ▁restored ▁the ▁canonical ▁recognition ▁of ▁the ▁epis cop ate ▁and ▁cler gy ▁of ▁the ▁K iev ▁Patri arch ate . ▁However , ▁it ▁was ▁later ▁clar ified ▁that ▁Fil aret ▁was ▁considered ▁by ▁the ▁E c umen ical ▁Patri arch ate ▁only ▁as ▁" the ▁former ▁metropol itan ▁of ▁K iev ", ▁and ▁Mak ari y ▁as ▁" the ▁former ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁L viv " ▁and , ▁on ▁ 2 ▁November , ▁that ▁the ▁E c umen ical ▁Patri arch ate ▁did ▁not ▁recognize ▁either ▁the ▁U A OC ▁or ▁the ▁U OC - K P