Spiritual Leadership
Doctor of Theology
MELNYCHUK OLEH PETROVYCH
Born in the Ternopil region.
2000 – ordained as a deacon.
2001 – ordained as a priest.
2005 – founder of the charitable organization “Mother and Infant”.
2007–2013 – studies at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.
Since 2008 – rector (parish priest) of the Church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos, Pecherskyi District, Kyiv.
2009–2014 – representative of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church at the Commissioner of the President of Ukraine for Children’s Rights.
2013–2017 – postgraduate studies, Faculty of Law, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.
2017–2020 – lecturer in private law disciplines at higher education institutions of Ukraine.
2017–2022 – Associate Professor at the Department of Religious Studies, Faculty of Philosophy, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.
Since 2022 – rector (parish priest) of the Church of the Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos, Lucerne, Switzerland.
EDUCATION
Kyiv Theological Seminary, Kyiv Theological Academy, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (Faculty of Law).
ACADEMIC DEGREES
Candidate of Theology, Doctor of Theology, Candidate of Legal Sciences, Associate Professor, Doctor of Legal Sciences.
On 29 June 2021, the academic degree of Doctor of Legal Sciences was awarded in the field of “Administrative Law and Procedure”.
AREAS OF SCIENTIFIC INTEREST
Law and religion, church–state relations, philosophy of law, interaction of religious and civic organizations with state institutions, the social function of the Church and the State.
SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY
Author of monographs (2012, 2021) and more than 20 scientific publications. Participant in round tables and academic conferences.
AWARDS AND HONORS
Awarded a Letter of Appreciation from the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine for personal contribution to the social and legal protection of minors.
