Ruthenian Catholic Archeparchy of Smolensk

The Ruthenian Catholic Archeparchy of Smolensk (or Ruthenian Catholic Archdiocese of Smolensk) or Smoleńsk of the Ruthenians is a former eparchy (Eastern Catholic diocese) of the Ruthenian Uniate Church (using a Byzantine Rite) (1625-1778) in part of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth facing annexation by the Czarist Russian empire, with episcopal see in Smolensk, now in Smolensk Oblast, Russia.

History

It was established in 1625 on Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth territory, previously without proper Ruthenian Catholic jurisdiction.

It was suppressed in 1778, without successor jurisdiction, at its last incumbent's death.

Episcopal ordinaries
Eparchs (Archbishops) of Smolensk
  • Leo Kreuza-Revuskyj = Lev Revuckyj Krevza, a Vilnius Archmandrite (1625 – death 1639)
  • Andrej Kvasninskyj-Zlotyj = Andrzej Kwaśniński-Złoty (1640 – 1654), next Bishop of Pinsk-Turaŭ of the Ruthenians (in Belarus) (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 (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 of Smoleńsk of the Ruthenians (? – 1771.03.14)

See also
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