Metropolitan Constantine Enters Eternal Rest

Metropolitan Constantine of Blessed Memory: 1936-2012 (Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA ) UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH OF THE USA (Ecumenical Patriarchate) 21/5/2012 Website: Metropolitan Constantine of Blessed Memory: 1936-2012 Dearly Beloved Brother Hierarchs, Clergy and All Orthodox Faithful: It is with a profound depth of sadness that we hereby inform you of the repose, in the morning of 21 May, 2012 in the 76 year of his earthly pilgrimage, of His Beatitude Metropolitan Constantine, the Ruling Hierarch of the Central Eparchy and the Primate of our Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA. His Beatitude was stricken with a serious illness just a few weeks ago and was released only three days ago from a local Pittsburgh hospital, which enabled him to participate in the celebration of his 40th anniversary of Archpastoral ministry among the faithful of our Holy Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA