dˈaɪmɪtɹi jˈɛɹmə ɪnˈɪʃɪˌeɪɾᵻd ænd wʌzɐ pɑːɹtˈɪsɪpənt ɪnðə fˈɜːst ˈɔːljuːkɹˈeɪniən sˈɑːbɚɹ ʌvðə jˈuːeɪˌɑːk, hˈɛld ɪn kjˈɪv ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti, wˌɪtʃ ᵻlˈɛktᵻd mˌɛtɹəpˈɑːlɪtən ˈɛmstˈaɪslæv æz ðə fˈɜːst pˈeɪtɹɪˌɑːɹk ʌv juːkɹˈeɪn.
Dymitry Yarema initiated and was a participant in the first All-Ukrainian Sobor of the UAOC, held in Kyiv in 1990, which elected Metropolitan Mstyslav as the first patriarch of Ukraine.