Leo Sheptycki
Leo Sheptycki (born as Leon Ludwik Szeptycki; Polish: Leon Ludwik Szeptycki; 23 August 1717 – 13 May 1779) was a bishop of the Ruthenian Uniate Church, Metropolitan bishop of Kiev, Galicia and all Ruthenia.
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On 14 May 1749 Sheptycki was ordained by bishop of Luck Theodosius Rudnicki-Lubieniecki with help of Theodosius Godebski and Adam Oranski as a bishop of Lwow.
On 20 December 1762 he was confirmed as the Coadjutor Metropolitan bishop of Kiev, Galicia, and all Ruthenia and on 1 February 1778 succeeded Metropolitan Philip.
He consecrated following bishops Gedeon Horbacki, and Athanasius Szeptycki.
Hrebnicki died in 1762 at a residence of the Polotsk Archbishops that he built in village of Strunie (today in Polotsk District).
References
- Leo Szeptycki at the catholic-hierarchy.org
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| Preceded by Onuphrius Szumlanski |
Bishop of Lwow 1749 – 1778 |
Succeeded by Peter Bielanski |
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Metropolitan of Kiev, Halych, and all Ruthenia 1762 – 1779 |
Succeeded by Jason Smogorzewski |
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