OC - K P , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁chosen ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁December ▁by ▁the ▁U OC - K P ▁as ▁its ▁only ▁candidate , ▁and ▁was ▁considered ▁as ▁Fil aret ' s ▁right ▁arm ▁and ▁prot ég é , ▁was ▁elected ▁Metropolitan ▁of ▁K iev ▁and ▁all ▁Ukraine ▁by ▁the ▁un ification ▁council ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁after ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁of ▁voting . ▁In ▁his ▁speech ▁to ▁the ▁faithful s ▁after ▁the ▁election , ▁Metropolitan ▁E pi ph any ▁thank ed ▁President ▁Por os hen ko ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Fil aret , ▁and ▁said ▁Fil aret ▁was ▁" the ▁spiritual ▁father ▁of ▁all ▁Uk ra ini ans " ▁and ▁" will ▁continue ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁active ▁life - long ▁[ ment or ], ▁helping ▁us ▁to ▁joint ly ▁build ▁our ▁un ited ▁local ▁Ukrain ian ▁Orth odox ▁church ". ▁E pi ph any ▁also ▁said ▁no ▁weight y ▁decision ▁would ▁be ▁taken ▁by ▁his ▁church ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁he ▁had ▁not ▁received ▁the ▁church ' s ▁tom os . ▁The ▁un ification ▁council ▁also ▁adopted ▁a ▁char ter ▁for ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁church . ▁ ▁The ▁E c umen ical ▁Patri arch ▁con gr at ulated ▁and ▁bl essed ▁the ▁newly ▁elected ▁Metropolitan ▁on ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁his ▁election ▁and ▁said ▁the ▁newly ▁elected ▁prim ate ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁Ist an bul ▁to ▁conce le br ate ▁a ▁mass ▁with ▁the ▁E c umen ical ▁Patri arch ▁and ▁receive ▁the ▁Orth odox