In Bucharest, Pat. Bartholomew commemorates Dumenko to cries "Anathema"
During the joint Liturgy with Patriarch Daniel, the head of the Constantinople Church commemorated Epifaniy Dumenko.
On October 27, 2025, a Liturgy presided over by Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople and Patriarch Daniel of Romania was celebrated in the altar of the Patriarchal National Cathedral of the Romanian Church in Bucharest.
The service was dedicated to St. Demetrius the New, the patron saint of Bucharest, and was timed to the 100th anniversary of the Romanian Patriarchate and the 140th anniversary of the autocephaly of the Romanian Orthodox Church.
At the Great Entrance, Patriarch Bartholomew, together with the heads of the local Churches, commemorated Epifaniy (Serhii) Dumenko as the "Metropolitan of Kyiv". Immediately after mentioning Dumenko's name, a loud cry "Anathema!" was heard during the pause.
The hierarchs pretended not to hear and continued the service.
Earlier, the UOJ reported that in Bucharest, Patriarchs Bartholomew and Daniel consecrated the largest Orthodox church in the world.
