, ▁la ity ▁and ▁mon ks ▁to ▁vote , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁direct ives ▁of ▁the ▁E c umen ical ▁Patri arch . ▁Press ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁U OC - K P , ▁Z ory a , ▁declared ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁to ▁BBC ▁Ukraine ▁that , ▁during ▁said ▁council , ▁the ▁U OC - K P ▁had ▁elected ▁its ▁only ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁un ification ▁council ▁but ▁that ▁his ▁identity ▁was ▁secret , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁tom os ▁would ▁be ▁given ▁on ▁ 6 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁by ▁the ▁E c umen ical ▁Patri arch ▁to ▁the ▁elected ▁prim ate ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁un ited ▁Ukrain ian ▁church . ▁He ▁also ▁added ▁that ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁U OC - K P ▁b ish ops ▁are ▁expected ▁to ▁bring ▁one ▁priest ▁and ▁one ▁mon k ▁or ▁lay man ▁to ▁the ▁un ification ▁council , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁vote ▁during ▁the ▁un ification ▁council ▁would ▁be ▁secret . ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁of ▁the ▁un ification ▁council ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁December , ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁E c umen ical ▁Patri arch ate ▁arrived ▁in ▁K iev ▁to ▁prepare ▁the ▁un ification ▁council . ▁A ▁letter ▁of ▁inv itation ▁to ▁the ▁un ification ▁council ▁had ▁been ▁sent ▁to ▁every ▁bishop ▁of ▁the ▁U OC - K P , ▁of ▁the ▁U A OC , ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁U OC - MP . ▁As ▁of ▁ 1 3 ▁December , ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 7 ▁b ish ops ▁of