▁Church ▁of ▁Ukraine ' s ▁tom os ▁on ▁ 6 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁On ▁the ▁next ▁day ▁after ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁E pi ph any , ▁a ▁Sunday , ▁the ▁E c umen ical ▁Patri arch ▁comm emor ated ▁him ▁during ▁a ▁mass , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁prim ates ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁Orth odox ▁churches . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁council , ▁Fil aret ▁became ▁the ▁" hon or ary ▁patri arch " ▁of ▁the ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁of ▁Ukraine ▁and ▁will ▁serve ▁in ▁the ▁St ▁Vol od ym yr ' s ▁C athedral . ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁during ▁a ▁mass ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁came ▁we aring ▁the ▁head ge ar ▁of ▁a ▁patri arch , ▁during ▁his ▁ser mon , ▁Fil aret ▁declared ▁he ▁was ▁still ▁patri arch : ▁" The ▁Patri arch ▁remains ▁for ▁life ▁and , ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁Pr imate , ▁gover ns ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁Orth odox ▁Church ". ▁After ▁the ▁mass , ▁he ▁was ▁acc laimed ▁by ▁the ▁hier arch s ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁as ▁" gre at ▁vl ady ka ▁and ▁father ▁Fil aret , ▁the ▁h oli est ▁patri arch ▁of ▁K iev ▁and ▁all ▁Ukraine - R us ▁and ▁sacred ▁arch im and rite ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁D orm ition ▁K iev - P ech ers k ▁Lav ra ". ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Fil aret ▁declared ▁that ▁if ▁he ▁had ▁run ▁for ▁the ▁role