List of Major Archbishops of Kyiv-Halych
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This is a list of Major Archbishops of Kiev-Galicia from the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
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Following the Union of Brest
the Metropolia of Kiev-Halych and all Rus broke relations with the Patriarch of Constantinople
and place themselves in communion with the Patriarch of the West, thus establishing what later was known as "Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church". At first widely successful, within several decades it had lost much of its initial support, mainly due to Imperial Russian
persecution, though in Galicia the church fared well and remains strong to this day.
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(Metropolia of Kiev) from the ones under the Habsburg Monarchy
, thus elevating the Eparchy of Lviv
to the rank of Metropolis and granting it the same rights of the Metropolis of Kiev.
Metropolitans of Kiev
from 1807 to 1838:
Following the Synod of Polatsk (1838) the Greek Catholic church was forcedly abolished on the territory of the Russian Empire
, and its property and clergy transferred to the Russian Orthodox Church
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Metropolitans of Lviv
from 1807 to 2005:
In 1969 the Metropolian of Lviv was elevated to the rank of Major archbishop
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Major Archbishop of Kiev–Galicia:
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church , Ukrainska Hreko-Katolytska Tserkva), is the largest Eastern Rite Catholic sui juris particular church in full communion with the Holy See, and is directly subject to the Pope...
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Following the Union of Brest
Union of Brest
Union of Brest or Union of Brześć refers to the 1595-1596 decision of the Church of Rus', the "Metropolia of Kiev-Halych and all Rus'", to break relations with the Patriarch of Constantinople and place themselves under the Pope of Rome. At the time, this church included most Ukrainians and...
the Metropolia of Kiev-Halych and all Rus broke relations with the Patriarch of Constantinople
Patriarch of Constantinople
The Ecumenical Patriarch is the Archbishop of Constantinople – New Rome – ranking as primus inter pares in the Eastern Orthodox communion, which is seen by followers as the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church....
and place themselves in communion with the Patriarch of the West, thus establishing what later was known as "Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church". At first widely successful, within several decades it had lost much of its initial support, mainly due to Imperial Russian
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
persecution, though in Galicia the church fared well and remains strong to this day.
Primates from 1596 to 1807
Metropolitans of KievKiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
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- Mykhajlo RohozaMykhajlo RohozaMichel Rohoza was the Ukrainian Metropolitan of Kiev, Galychyna and All-Rus' from 1588 to his death in 1599. In 1595 he signed the Union of Brest which moved the Ukrainian Church from the jurisdiction of the Patriarchate of Constantinople to the jurisdiction of the Pope, thus forming the...
(1596—1599) - Ipatii PotiiIpatii PotiiAdam Ipatii Potii was the Ukrainian Metropolitan of Kiev and Galychyna from 1599 to his death in 1613. He played an active role in the 1595 Union of Brest of which he was a firm supporter. He was also a writer, polemist and theologian.-Early life:...
(1600—1613) - Josyf Veliamyn Rutsky (1613—1637)
- Rafajil KorsakRafajil KorsakRafajil Nikolai Korsak was the Metropolitan of Kiev, Galicia and Russia of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church from 1637 to his death in 1640.-Life:...
(1637—1640) - Antin SielavaAntin SielavaAntin Atanasij Sielava was the Metropolitan of Kiev, Galicia and Russia of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church from 1641 to his death in 1655.-Life:...
(1641—1655) - Havryil KolendaHavryil KolendaYuri Havryil Kolenda was the Administrator of Kiev–Galicia from 1655 and Metropolitan of Kiev, Galicia and Russia of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church from 1665 to his death in 1674.-Early Life:...
(1666—1674) - Kyprian ZochovskyjKyprian ZochovskyjKyprian Zochovskyj was the Metropolitan of Kiev, Galicia and Russia of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church from 1674 to his death in 1693.-Life:...
(1674—1693) - Lev Szlubic-ZalenskyjLev ZalenskyjLev Szlubic Zalenskyj was the Metropolitan of Kiev, Galicia and Russia of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church from 1694 to his death in 1708.-Life:...
(1694—1708) - Yurij VynnyckyjYurij VynnyckyjGabriel Yurij Vynnyckyj was the Administrator of Kiev–Galicia from 1708 and Metropolitan of Kiev, Galicia and Ruthenia of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church from 1710 to his death in 1713.-Life:Gabriel Vynnyckyj was born in 1660...
(1708—1713) - Lev Luka KiszkaLev KiszkaLuka Lev Kiszka was the Metropolitan of Kiev, Galicia and Russia of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church from 1714 to his death in 1728. He was also a writer, and theologian.-Life:...
(1714—1729) - Atanasy Sheptycky (1729—1746)
- Florian Hrebnicky (1748—1762)
- Feliks Filipp Volodkovich (1762—1778)
- Ludovik Lev Sheptytsky (1778—1779)
- Yason Smogorzhevsky (1780—1786)
- Teodor Rostotsky (1787—1805)
Primates from 1807 to 2005
In 1807 the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church was split in order to separate the territories under the Russian EmpireRussian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
(Metropolia of Kiev) from the ones under the Habsburg Monarchy
Habsburg Monarchy
The Habsburg Monarchy covered the territories ruled by the junior Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg , and then by the successor House of Habsburg-Lorraine , between 1526 and 1867/1918. The Imperial capital was Vienna, except from 1583 to 1611, when it was moved to Prague...
, thus elevating the Eparchy of Lviv
Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Lviv
The Archeparchy of Lviv is an archeparchy of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.The eparchy was established at some time during the mid 12th century, with its see originally in Halych...
to the rank of Metropolis and granting it the same rights of the Metropolis of Kiev.
Metropolitans of Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
from 1807 to 1838:
- Irakly Lisovsky (1808—1809)
- Hryhory Kokhanovich (1809—1814)
- Yosafat Bulhak (1818—1838)
Following the Synod of Polatsk (1838) the Greek Catholic church was forcedly abolished on the territory of the Russian Empire
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
, and its property and clergy transferred to the Russian Orthodox Church
Russian Orthodox Church
The Russian Orthodox Church or, alternatively, the Moscow Patriarchate The ROC is often said to be the largest of the Eastern Orthodox churches in the world; including all the autocephalous churches under its umbrella, its adherents number over 150 million worldwide—about half of the 300 million...
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Metropolitans of Lviv
Lviv
Lviv is a city in western Ukraine. The city is regarded as one of the main cultural centres of today's Ukraine and historically has also been a major Polish and Jewish cultural center, as Poles and Jews were the two main ethnicities of the city until the outbreak of World War II and the following...
from 1807 to 2005:
- Antin AngelovychAntin AngelovychAntin Angelovych was the first Metropolitan Archbishop of the re-built Metropolitan of Lviv from 1808 until his death in 1814.-Life:...
(1808—1814) - Mykhajlo Levitsky (1816—1858)
- Hryhory YakhymovychHryhory YakhymovychHryhory Yakhymovych was the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church from 1860 until his death in 1863.-Life:Hryhory Yakhymovych was born on 16 February 1792 in Pidbirtsi, in Pustomyty Raion, Ukraine. He studied at the Lviv school and he was ordained priest on 14 September...
(1859—1866) - Spyrydon LytvynovychSpyrydon LytvynovychSpyrydon Lytvynovych was the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church from 1864 until his death in 1869.-Life:Spyrydon Lytvynovych was born on 6 December 1810 in Nadrichne, in Berezhany Raion, Ukraine. He graduated of philosophy and theology at the University of Lviv...
(1866—1869) - Joseph SembratovychJoseph SembratovychJoseph Sembratovych was the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church from 1870 until his resignation in 1882.-Life:Joseph Sembratovych was born on 8 November 1821, son of a priest of the Archeparchy of Przemyśl. Since 1841 he studied in Wien and at the end of his studies, on...
(1870—1882) - Sylvester SembratovychSylvester SembratovychSylvester Sembratovych was the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church from 1885 until his death in 1898 and a Cardinal of the Catholic Church.-Life:...
(1882—1898) - Julian Sas-KuilovskyJulian Sas-KuilovskyJulian Sas-Kuilovsky was the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church from 1899 until his death in 1900.-Life:Julian Sas-Kuilovsky was born on May 1, 1826, in the village of Koniushky-Royal, in Sambir Raion, Ukraine to a family of nobles...
(1899-1900) - Andrey SheptytskyAndrey SheptytskyMetropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky was the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church from 1901 until his death. During his tenure, he led the Church through two world wars and seven political regimes: Austrian, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Soviet, German National Socialist , and...
(1900—1944) - Josyf Slipyj (1944–1984).
In 1969 the Metropolian of Lviv was elevated to the rank of Major archbishop
Major Archbishop
right|200 px|thumb|Archbishop [[Sviatoslav Shevchuk]], Major Archbishop of Kyiv-HalychIn the Eastern Catholic Churches, major archbishop is a title for an hierarch to whose archiepiscopal see is granted the same jurisdiction in his autonomous particular Church that an Eastern patriarch has in...
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- Myroslav Ivan Lubachivsky (1984–2000)
- Lubomyr Husar (2000–2005)
Primates from 2005
In 2005 the two separated Metropolias of Kiev and Lviv have been re-united as before 1807.Major Archbishop of Kiev–Galicia:
- Lubomyr Husar (2005—2011)
- Sviatoslav ShevchukSviatoslav ShevchukSviatoslav Shevchuk is the Major Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church since 25 March 2011.-Life:Sviatoslav Shevchuk was born in 1970, in Stryi, Ukrainian SSR. He was ordained as a priest on 26 June 1994. From 2002 to 2005 he worked as head of the secretariat of Patriarch Lubomyr Husar...
(2011—incumbent)