The Ruthenian Catholic Archeparchy of Smolensk ( la, Dioecesis Smolenscensis Ruthenorum, pl, Arcybiskupstwo smoleńskie) is a former

eparchy Eparchy ( gr, ἐπαρχία, la, eparchía / ''overlordship'') is an ecclesiastical unit in Eastern Christianity, that is equivalent to a diocese in Western Christianity. Eparchy is governed by an ''eparch'', who is a bishop. Depending on th ...

(

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diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...

) of the

Ruthenian Uniate Church The Ruthenian Uniate Church ( Belarusian: Руская Уніяцкая Царква; Ukrainian: Руська Унійна Церква; la, Ecclesia Ruthena unita; pl, Ruski Kościół Unicki) was a particular church of the Catholic Church i ...

(using a

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) (1625-1778) in part of

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, formally known as the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and, after 1791, as the Commonwealth of Poland, was a bi-confederal state, sometimes called a federation, of Crown of the Kingdom of ...

facing annexation by the Czarist

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, with episcopal see in

Smolensk Smolensk ( rus, Смоленск, p=smɐˈlʲensk, a=smolensk_ru.ogg) is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Dnieper River, west-southwest of Moscow. First mentioned in 863, it is one of the oldest c ...

, now in

Smolensk Oblast Smolensk Oblast (russian: Смоле́нская о́бласть, ''Smolenskaya oblast''; informal name — ''Smolenschina'' (russian: Смоле́нщина)) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative centre is the city of ...

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. Among other of its names there could be Ruthenian Catholic Archdiocese of Smolensk or Smoleńsk of the Ruthenians.

History

It was established in 1625 on

territory, previously without proper Ruthenian Catholic jurisdiction. Earlier in 1611 there was established

Roman Catholic diocese of Smolensk The Roman Catholic Diocese of Smolensk was a Latin Catholic diocese, founded in 1636 and dissolved in 1818, initially located in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and later on, in Czarist Russia. History The Roman Rite bishopric was establ ...

. 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 The title archimandrite ( gr, ἀρχιμανδρίτης, archimandritēs), used in Eastern Christianity, originally referred to a superior abbot (''hegumenos'', gr, ἡγούμενος, present participle of the verb meaning "to lead") whom ...

(1625 – death 1639) * Andrej Kvasninskyj-Zlotyj = Andrzej Kwaśniński-Złoty (1640 – 1654), next Bishop of Pinsk-Turaŭ of the Ruthenians (in

Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...

) (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 The Order of Saint Basil the Great ( uk, Чин Святого Василія Великого, translit=Chyn Sviatoho Vasyliia Velykoho; la, Ordo Sancti Basilii Magni, abbreviated OSBM), also known as the Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat, is ...

(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 A coadjutor bishop (or bishop coadjutor) is a bishop in the Catholic, Anglican, and (historically) Eastern Orthodox churches whose main role is to assist the diocesan bishop in the administration of the diocese. The coadjutor (literally, "co ...

of Smoleńsk of the Ruthenians (? – 1771.03.14)

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Smolensk Religious organizations established in 1625 1625 establishments in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1620s establishments in Russia 1778 disestablishments in the Russian Empire Religious organizations disestablished in the 18th century Ruthenian Uniate eparchies

History

Episcopal ordinaries

See also

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