▁the ▁participation ▁of ▁ 1 0 - 1 5 ▁b ish ops ▁of ▁the ▁U OC - MP ▁at ▁the ▁council , ▁but ▁only ▁two ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁U OC - MP ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁it : ▁Metropolitan ▁S ime on ▁of ▁V inn its a ▁and ▁Bar ▁and ▁Metropolitan - vic ar ▁. ▁The ▁RO C ▁had ▁called ▁its ▁b ish ops ▁to ▁boy c ott ▁the ▁un ification ▁council . ▁According ▁to ▁Arch im and rite ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁U OC - MP , ▁in ▁spring ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁ten ▁hier arch s ▁of ▁the ▁U OC - MP ▁supported ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁an ▁auto ce phal ous ▁Ukrain ian ▁church . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ex arch ▁of ▁the ▁E c umen ical ▁Patri arch ate ▁in ▁Ukraine , ▁, ▁during ▁his ▁four ▁months ▁as ▁ex arch s ▁in ▁Ukraine ▁he ▁met ▁ 1 8 ▁hier arch s ▁of ▁the ▁U OC - MP ▁and ▁all ▁of ▁them ▁were ▁ready ▁to ▁join ▁a ▁local ▁Ukrain ian ▁church . ▁ ▁D iss ol ution ▁of ▁the ▁U OC - K P ▁and ▁the ▁U A OC ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁December , ▁before ▁the ▁un ification ▁council ▁started , ▁the ▁U OC - K P ▁and ▁the ▁U A OC ▁held ▁separate ▁meet ings ▁during ▁which ▁they ▁both ▁dissol ved ▁themselves , ▁which ▁delayed ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁un ification ▁council . ▁ ▁Orth odox ie . com ▁gives ▁the ▁following ▁description ▁of ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁the ▁un ification