ˌɔn mˈɑːɹtʃ wˈʌn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd baɪ ðə dᵻsˈɪʒən ʌvðə ɹˌoʊmən fˈoːɹ lˈoʊkəl kˈaʊnsəl ʌv juːkɹˈeɪniən ˌɔːɾoʊsˈɛfələs ˈɔːɹθədˌɑːks tʃˈɜːtʃ mˈɛfədˌɪi wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd lˈoʊkəm tˈɛnənz ʌvðə jˈuːeɪˌɑːk pˈeɪtɹɪˌɑːɹk θɹˈoʊn.
On March 1, 2000 by the decision of the IV Local Council of Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church Mefodiy was elected Locum Tenens of the UAOC Patriarch throne.