The Russian Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Russia is the ''sui iuris''

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jurisdiction of the

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for

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. It is one of only two components of the dormant

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, which has no proper diocese, its only sister being the

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, which also has been vacant for decades.

History

It was established in 1917 as an

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, this being the Eastern Catholic pre-diocesan equivalent of an Apostolic vicariate; hence it was directly subject to the

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and its

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and not part of any

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. It was established in territory that previously exclusively belonged to the Latin Metropolitan

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Ordinaries

It has been vacant since 1951, having had only two incumbents, both of which belonged to the

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(MSU), a Byzantine Rite monastic order of the

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: * Blessed Leontiy

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, MSU (1917.05.28 – 1935.03.07) * Blessed Klymentiy Sheptytsky, MSU (1939.09.17 – 1951.05.01); also first

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of the

(1919 – 1944.11), then

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of the Ukrainian Studite Monks (1944.11 – 1951.05.01)

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Russian Greek Catholic Church it:Esarcato apostolico di Russia

History

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