ˌɔn sˈɪkstiːn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd, æt ðə tʃˈɜːtʃ sˈɑːbɚɹ ʌvðə jˈuːeɪˌɑːk, mˌɛtɹəpˈɑːlɪtən mˈɛfədˌɪi wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd pɹˈaɪmeɪt ʌvðə juːkɹˈeɪniən ˌɔːɾoʊsˈɛfələs ˈɔːɹθədˌɑːks tʃˈɜːtʃ.
On 16 October 2000, at the Church Sobor of the UAOC, Metropolitan Mefodiy was elected Primate of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church.