The Eparchy of Lutsk–Ostroh (also known as "Lutsk–Ostroh of the Ukrainians" and in Latin as ''"Luceorien(sis) et Ostrogien(sis) Ruthenorum"'') was an

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in the

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(1594-1636, 1702-1795 and 1789-1839). It was a

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eparchy (equivalent to a

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in the

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) of the Metropolis of Kiev, Galicia and all Ruthenia. It was situated in the

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. Today, the territory of the eparchy is located in the north-western part of the modern state of

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; it encompassed the

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(provinces) of

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and

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. From 1921 to 1973, the eparchy was a

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of the

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.Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
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Remarkably, its Latin title always called it 'Ruthenian', which is now a distinct Byzantine rite Eastern Catholic (then 'Uniate')

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''. In the

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— the successor to the Ruthenian Unite Church, the current

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may be considered to be the successor of the eparchy. As an exarchate, it only has a pre-diocesan rank. It was erected in 2008 on territory split from the metropolitan Major Archeparchy of Kyiv–Galicia.

History

* The see joined the

Union of Brest The Union of Brest took place in 1595–1596 and represented an agreement by Eastern Orthodox Churches in the Ruthenian portions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth to accept the Pope's authority while maintaining Eastern Orthodox liturgical ...

on 2 February 1594. It did not have a Latin precursor. * It was suppressed in 1636 by

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and the eparchy was 'returned' to the Orthodox community. As a result, the remaining Uniate parishes and several monasteries were administered by the Archimandrite of the Zhydychyn Saint Nicholas's Monastery. * It was restored in 1702. * It was again suppressed again in 1795, without a direct Catholic successor. * It was again restored on 18 November 1798. * It was suppressed for the final time on 14 March 1839 without a direct Catholic successor.

List of eparchs

''Suffragan Eparchs (Bishops) of Lutsk–Ostroh '' (incomplete first decades?) *

Cyril Terlecki Bishop Cyril S. Terlecki (, Kyrylo Terletsky; , Kiryla Ciarlecki; ; died May 1607) was a religious and political figure and one of the initiators of the conclusion of the Union of Brest in 1596. He served as the eparch of the Eparchy of Lutsk� ...

(1594.05.02 – death 1608) * Eustachy Maliński (1609 – death 1621) * Jeremiasz Poczapowski (1621? – death 1636.10.15). He was forced to yield the see to the Orthodox bishop A. Puzyna in 1633. *''See suppressed 1636-1702'' * Dionizy Żabokrzycki (1702 – death 1714) In 1695, he was nominated by King

John III Sobieski John III Sobieski ( (); (); () 17 August 1629 – 17 June 1696) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1674 until his death in 1696. Born into Polish nobility, Sobieski was educated at the Jagiellonian University and toured Eur ...

as the Orthodox bishop of Lutsk–Ostroh. However, in 1702 he joined the Uniate church. He was re-consecrated by Metropolitan Lev Zalenskyj. Tsar Peter I had him arrested and exiled in 1709. He died in prison in Moscow in 1714. * Cyryl Szumlański (1715 – death 1715) * Józef Wyhowski (1716 – death 1730) * Teodozy Rudnicki-Lubieniecki (1731 – death 1751) * Stefan Sylwester Rudnicki-Lubieniecki (1752 – death 1777) * Cyprian Stecki (1777.05.12 – death 1787.01.05) * Michał Mateusz Konstanty Stadnicki (1787.01.05 – 1795), death 1797.06.26; *''See suppressed 1795-78'' * Stefan Lewiński (1797.06.26 – death 1806.01.23); * Hryhorij Koxanovyc (Grzegorz Kochanowicz) (1807 – 1814); * Jakub Martusiewicz (1817 – 1826); * ''

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'' Ivan Krasovskyj (1826 – 1827.08.23); previously Archeparch of Polatsk–Vitebsk (1809.09.22 – 1826) *''See suppressed 1839'' Orthodox bishops in the 17th century included Dionysius Balaban (1655—1657) and Gedeon Chetvertinsky (1660—1684)..

Titular see

In 1921, the eparchy was restored as a titular see. In 1973 it was suppressed, having had only two incumbents : * Blessed Bishop Vasyl VeIyčkovskyj,

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(C.SS.R.) (1959 – death 1973.06.30) as

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of the Metropolitan Archeparchy Lviv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) (1959 – 1973.06.30) * Josyf Botsian (1921.02.24 – death 1926.11.21), also as Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv of the Ukrainians (1924.09.20 – 1926.11.21).

References

Sources and external links

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Metropolis of Kiev, Galicia and all Ruthenia (Ruthenian Uniate Church) Eparchies of the Ruthenian Uniate Church Lutsk History of Volyn Oblast History of Rivne Oblast 1594 establishments Religious organizations established in the 1590s 16th-century establishments in Poland 16th-century establishments in Ukraine 1839 disestablishments Religious organizations disestablished in the 19th century 19th-century disestablishments in Poland 19th-century disestablishments in the Russian Empire

History

List of eparchs

Titular see

See also

References

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