On Friday, May 14, the Holy Synod of the UOC-KP at its session on May 14, on the day of commemoration of the hieromartyr Macarius, decided to appoint His Grace Michael (Zinkevych), Bishop of Chernihiv and Nizhyn, as the new hierarch of the Lutsk-Volyn Eparchy of the UOC-KP, Bishop of Lutsk and Volyn. \nAfter the death of His Eminence Metropolitan Yakiv, for two months the Lutsk-Volyn Eparchy of the UOC-KP remained without a hierarch. According to church rules, a new hierarch may occupy a vacant eparchy no earlier than after the fortieth day of the death of the previous hierarch. \nIn the Lutsk-Volyn Eparchial Administration they say that the new hierarch will arrive in Lutsk for the feast of the Trinity, May 30. It is obvious that he will be presented to the community by Patriarch Filaret during his traditional visit to the Lutsk Holy Trinity Cathedral for the patronal feast. Until that time, the eparchy will continue to be governed by the temporarily appointed Metropolitan Danyyil, the hierarch of Rivne. \n \nReference: Bishop Michael (in the world Zinkevych Tymofiy Semenovych) was born on May 9, 1966. He finished an eight-year school, studied at the Pochaiv SPTU-1, served in the army, from 1987 to 1988 worked at the Pochaiv Lavra. He graduated from the St. Petersburg Theological Academy and the Kyiv Theological Academy. In 1997, Metropolitan of Lutsk and Volyn Yakiv performed over him the rite of tonsure into monasticism and the rite of ordination to the rank of hieromonk. \n