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Former Eastern Catholic eparchy in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
This article is about the bishopric in the Ruthenian Unite Church. For other denominatons, see
Bishop of Smolensk.
The Ruthenian Catholic Archeparchy of Smolensk (
Latin: Dioecesis Smolenscensis Ruthenorum,
Polish: Arcybiskupstwo smoleńskie) was an
archeparchy of the
Metropolis of Kiev, Galicia and all Ruthenia in the
Ruthenian Uniate Church from 1625 to 1778. It was situated in the
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in what is today the
Smolensk Oblast of the
Russian Federation. It used the
Byzantine Rite in its services. It was also known as the Ruthenian Catholic Archdiocese of Smolensk or Smoleńsk of the Ruthenians.
History
It was established in 1625 on
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth territory, previously without proper Ruthenian Catholic jurisdiction. Earlier in 1611 there was established
Roman Catholic diocese of Smolensk.
It was suppressed in 1778, without a successor jurisdiction, at its last incumbent's death.
Episcopal ordinaries
- Eparchs (Archbishops) of Smolensk
- Leo Kreuza-Revuskyj = Lev Revuckyj Krevza, a Vilnius
Archmandrite (1625 – death 1639)
- Andrej Kvasninskyj-Zlotyj = Andrzej Kwaśniński-Złoty (1640 – 1654), next Bishop of
Pinsk-Turaŭ of the Ruthenians (in
Belarus) (1654 – death 1665)
- Michael Pashkovskyj = Myxajlo Paškovskyj (1666 – death 1670)
- Mytrofan Drutskyj Sokolynskyj = Mytrofan Druckyj Sokolynskyj (1671 – death 1690)
- Jurij Malejevskyj (1690 – death 1696)
- Joasaphat Hutorovych = Josafat Hutorovyč (1697 – death 1702)
- Gedeon Shumljanskyj = Hedeon Šumljanškyj (1703 – death 1705)
- Michael Tarnovskyj = Myxajlo Tarnovskyj (1714? – death 1718.02.18)
- Leo Drutskyj Sokolynskyj = Lavrentij Druckyj Sokolynskyj,
Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (O.S.B.M.) (1719 – death 1727.05.15)
- Antin Tomylovyc = Antin Tomylovyč (1736? – death 1745.04.23)
- Tsezarij Stebnovskyj = Cezarij Stebnovskyj (1757? – death 1762)
- Heraclius Lisanski = Iraklij Lisanski (1763 – death 1771.03.14)
- Josyf Lepkovskyj (1771.03.14 – death 1778), succeeding as former
Coadjutor Bishop of Smoleńsk of the Ruthenians (? – 1771.03.14)
See also
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