Archeparchy of Polotsk (Połock)-Vitebsk (Ukrainian)

Historical Details

• Archeparchy of Polotsk (Połock)-Vitebsk (Ukrainian)
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archeparchy
  • Erected: 1596
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian)
  • Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Byzantine Tradition
  • Country: Belarus
  • Description: (Sometimes called Ruthenian)

Past Ordinaries

• Herman Zahorskyi (Zahorski) † (22 Sep 1595 Appointed - 1600 Died)
• Gedeon Brolnicki † (26 May 1601 Appointed - 1618 Died)
• St. Jozafat Kuncewicz, O.S.B.M. † (31 Mar 1618 Succeeded - 12 Nov 1623 Died)
• Anastazy Antoni Seljava (Sielawa), O.S.B.M. † ( 1624 Appointed - Sep 1655 Died)
• Gabriel (Havrylo) Kolenda, O.S.B.M. † (Sep 1655 Succeeded - 21 May 1674 Died)
• Kyprian Żochowski (Zhokhovskyj), O.S.B.M. † (21 May 1674 Succeeded - 26 Oct 1693 Died)
• Lew Ślubičz Załęnski, O.S.B.M. † ( 1693 Appointed - 1696 Resigned)
• Marcjan Michal Białłozor (Bilozor), O.S.B.M. † ( 1697 Appointed - 18 Jun 1707 Died)
• Lev (Luka) Kiszka (Kyška), O.S.B.M. † ( 1707 Appointed - 1708 Ceased)
• Porfiriusz Piotr Kulczycki † ( 1708 Appointed - 1710 Resigned)
• Sylwester Peškevyč (Peszkiewicz) † ( 1710 Appointed - 8 Sep 1714 Died)
• Florian Franciszek Hrebnicki, O.S.B.M. † (8 Dec 1715 Appointed - 18 Jul 1762 Died)
• Jason Jan Junosza Smogorzewski, O.S.B.M. † (18 Jul 1762 Succeeded - 1780 Resigned)
• Iraklij (Herakliusz) Listovskyj (Lissowski), O.S.B.M. † ( 1783 Appointed - 30 Aug 1809 Died)
• Jan Krasovskyj (Krassowski) † ( 1811 Confirmed - 3 Feb 1826 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Lutsk and Ostroh (Ukrainian))
• Jakiv (Jakub) Martusevyc (Martusiewicz) † (Mar 1826 Appointed - 26 Jan 1833 Died)
• Jozafat Bułhak, O.S.B.M. † (14 Apr 1833 Appointed - 9 Mar 1838 Died)

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Marcjan Michal Białłozor (Bilozor), O.S.B.M. † (Archbishop: 1697 to 18 Jun 1707)
• Gedeon Brolnicki † (Archbishop: 26 May 1601 to 1618)
• Jozafat Bułhak, O.S.B.M. † (Archbishop: 14 Apr 1833 to 9 Mar 1838)
• Florian Franciszek Hrebnicki, O.S.B.M. † (Administrator: 8 Dec 1715; Archbishop: 1716 to 18 Jul 1762)
• Lev (Luka) Kiszka (Kyška), O.S.B.M. † (Administrator: 1707 to 1708)
• Hryhorij (Grzegorz) Kochanowicz (Koxanovyc) †
• Gabriel (Havrylo) Kolenda, O.S.B.M. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 1652; Archbishop: Sep 1655 to 21 May 1674)
• Jan Krasovskyj (Krassowski) † (Archbishop: 1811; Administrator: 1823 to 3 Feb 1826)
• Porfiriusz Piotr Kulczycki † (Administrator: 1708 to 1710)
• St. Jozafat Kuncewicz, O.S.B.M. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 12 Nov 1617; Archbishop: 31 Mar 1618 to 12 Nov 1623)
• Iraklij (Herakliusz) Listovskyj (Lissowski), O.S.B.M. † (Archbishop: 1783 to 30 Aug 1809)
• Nykyfor Losovskyj † (Coadjutor Bishop: 1643 to 1651)
• [Vasyl Luzhynskyi (Luzynskyj)] † (Priest: 6 Aug 1819; Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Dec 1833 to 6 Apr 1839)
• Jakiv (Jakub) Martusevyc (Martusiewicz) † (Archbishop: Mar 1826 to 26 Jan 1833)
• Sylwester Peškevyč (Peszkiewicz) † (Archbishop: 1710 to 8 Sep 1714)
• Anastazy Antoni Seljava (Sielawa), O.S.B.M. † (Archbishop: 1624 to Sep 1655)
• [Yosyf (Józef) Semashko (Siemaszko)] † (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Aug 1829 to 2 Apr 1833)
• Jason Jan Junosza Smogorzewski, O.S.B.M. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 5 Sep 1758; Archbishop: 18 Jul 1762 to 1780)
• Michal Tarnawski, O.S.B.M. †
• Herman Zahorskyi (Zahorski) † (Coadjutor Bishop: 5 May 1595; Archbishop: 22 Sep 1595 to 1600)
• Lew Ślubičz Załęnski, O.S.B.M. † (Administrator: 1693 to 1696)
• Kyprian Żochowski (Zhokhovskyj), O.S.B.M. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 1670; Archbishop: 21 May 1674 to 26 Oct 1693)
• [Anton (Antonij) Zubko] † (Priest: 1824 to 11 Dec 1833)

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