▁auto ce ph aly ▁to ▁the ▁Moscow ▁Patri arch . ▁The ▁Patri arch ate ▁of ▁Moscow ▁did ▁not ▁comp ly ▁and ▁asked ▁Fil aret ▁to ▁res ign . ▁Fil aret ▁did ▁not ▁res ign ▁and ▁was ▁susp ended ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁by ▁the ▁U OC - MP . ▁The ▁b ish ops ▁loyal ▁to ▁Metropolitan ▁Fil aret ▁and ▁a ▁similar ▁group ▁from ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁Auto ce phal ous ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁organized ▁a ▁un ifying ▁syn od ▁which ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁ 2 5 – 2 6 ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁The ▁deleg ates ▁agreed ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁combined ▁church ▁named ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁- ▁K iev ▁Patri arch ate ▁under ▁a ▁patri arch ▁they ▁elected , ▁M st ys lav ▁of ▁the ▁U A OC . ▁M st ys lav ▁never ▁approved ▁the ▁union ▁between ▁the ▁U A OC ▁and ▁the ▁U OC - K P . ▁ ▁Fil aret ▁was ▁def rock ed ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁by ▁the ▁Russian ▁Orth odox ▁Church . ▁After ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Patri arch ▁M st ys lav ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁the ▁U OC - K P ▁was ▁head ed ▁by ▁Patri arch ▁Vol od ym yr . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁upon ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Vol od ym yr , ▁Fil aret ▁was ▁elected ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁U OC - K P ▁by ▁a ▁vote ▁of