German Nazi occupation of Ukraine in 1941 bring relative religious freedom. In Kirovohrad, Fr. Theodot organized a Higher Church Government, and in March 1942 he was elected a candidate for the Episcopate.
The German Nazi occupation of Ukraine in 1941 brought relative religious freedom. Fr. Theodot organized a Higher Church Government in Kirovohrad, and in March 1942 he was elected a candidate for the Episcopate.