The Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate voted unanimously to appoint Metropolitan of Proussis, Elpidoforo (Lambrianiadis) as the Archbishop of America.

Five days before the "Unity Synod" is to be held at Hagia Sophia Cathedral in Kiev, Patriarch Philateros of the so-called "Patriarchate of Kiev" openly denounces his disagreement with the Ecumenical Patriarchate about the process.

The Russian Orthodox Church has announced it will break ties with the Orthodox Patriarchate of Constantinople over the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.