▁was ▁a ▁demand ▁of ▁the ▁E c umen ical ▁Patri arch ate ▁in ▁order ▁for ▁the ▁E c umen ical ▁Patri arch ate ▁to ▁grant ▁a ▁tom os ▁to ▁a ▁Metropol is ▁which ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁E c umen ical ▁Patri arch ate . ▁Fil aret ▁said ▁that ▁therefore ▁" g iving ▁up ▁on ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁patri archy ▁was ▁purely ▁situ ational . ▁Only ▁the ▁Local ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁church , ▁which ▁created ▁the ▁Ky iv ▁Patri arch ate , ▁may ▁cancel ▁the ▁decision ▁to ▁establish ▁the ▁Ky iv ▁Patri arch ate . ▁No ▁such ▁council ▁has ▁been ▁conven ed . ▁This ▁means ▁the ▁Ky iv ▁Patri arch ate ▁remains ▁in ▁place ▁and ▁continues ▁to ▁operate , ▁especially ▁since ▁it ▁is ▁registered ▁with ▁state ▁bodies ." ▁He ▁just ified ▁himself ▁saying ▁that ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 5 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁un ification ▁council , ▁they ▁" g ave ▁up ▁on ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁Patri arch ate " ▁but ▁that ▁the ▁council ▁" was ▁not ▁a ▁council ▁of ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁Auto ce phal ous ▁Church , ▁but ▁the ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Ky iv ▁Metropol is ▁of ▁the ▁Patri arch ate ▁of ▁Constantin ople ". ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁U A OC ▁leg ally ▁ceased ▁to ▁exist ▁because ▁its ▁legal ▁entity ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁legal ▁entity ▁of ▁the ▁O C U . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁after ▁the ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁en