List of Metropolitans and Patriarchs of Ukraine
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This is a List of Metropolitans and Patriarchs of Ukraine related to the History of Christianity in Ukraine
, ordered according to the jurisdictions.
In 1299 Metropolitan Maximus moves the seat from Kiev to Vladimir
, title "of Kiev" retained.
In 1325 the seat is moved to Moscow
In 1461, following the fall of Constantinople, and the rise of Grand Duchy of Moscow
, the Russian Orthodox Church gains full autocephalocy, the title "of Kiev" is dropped. Rus' land that is part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
, including Kiev, remain part of Ecumenical Patriarchate, with the seat in Vilno (Vilnius
)
In 1595 the Vilno/Kiev Metropolia signs the Union of Brest
with the Catholic Church, so establishing the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
. For the following list of Primates, see section List of Greek Catholic Primates.
, in 1620 the Ecumenical Patriarchate re-established the Kyivan Metropolia with the title of "Metropolitans of Kyiv, Galicia and all Rus"
Elected in Ukrainia (residence in Chyhyryn
):
Appointed by Moscow (residence in Kiev
):
In 1686, following the Pereyaslav Rada, the Kievan Metropolia, is transferred from the Ecumenical Patriarchate, to the Moscow Patriarchate
In 1990 the Ukrainian Exarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church, is given full autonomy status forming the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate)
Due to Soviet
pressure, the UAOC is liquidated in 1936.
UAOC during World War II
In 1942, Orthodox Ukrainians enjoyed somewhat increased freedom under Nazi Germans who allowed to re-establish the Church on its occupied territory.
This relative freedom lasted till the return of the Red Army
in 1944, after that the UAOC was again liquidated and remained structured only in the diaspora
. In 1944 the Orthodox Metropolitan of Warsaw, Dionizy Waledynski, was appointed "Patriarch of All Ukraine", but the Soviet Union
did not allowed any operation in Ukraine.
Metropolitan Mstyslav is bethroned as a Patriarch.
Following the death of Patriarch Mstyslav in 1993, the temporary union ends, and the UOC–KP and UAOC is split.
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
Following the Union of Brest
the Metropolia of Kiev-Halych and all Rus broke relations with the Patriarch of Constantinople
and place themselves under the Pope of Rome, thus establishing what later was known as "Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church". The residence of the Metropolitan had to be moved in early 17th century to Navahrudak and later to Vilnius
. At first widely successful, within several decades it had lost much of its initial support, mainly due to Imperial Russian
persecution, though in Galicia the church fared well and remains strong to this day.
:
(Metropolia of Kiev) from the ones under the Habsburg Monarchy
, thus elevating the Eparchy of Lviv
to the rank of Metropolis and granting it the same rights of the Metropolis of Kiev.
Metropolitans of Kiev
from 1807 to 1838:
Following the Synod of Polatsk (1838) the Greek Catholic church was forcedly abolished on the territory of the Russian Empire
, and its property and clergy transferred to the Russian Orthodox Church
.
Metropolitans of Lviv
from 1807 to 2005:
Major Archbishop of Kiev–Galicia:
Ukrainian Autonomous Orthodox Church
History of Christianity in Ukraine
The History of Christianity in Ukraine dates back to the earliest centuries of the apostolic church. It has remained the dominant religion in the country since its acceptance in 988 by Vladimir the Great , who instated it as the state religion of Kievan Rus', a medieval East Slavic state.Although...
, ordered according to the jurisdictions.
First Kievan period (988–1299)
- Michael IMichael I of Kiev (metropolitan)Metropolitan Michael I of Kiev was a saint and the first Metropolitan of Kiev and All-Rus' from 988-992. June 15 and September 30 are dedicated to him on the Julian Calendar....
, 988(?)–992(?) - Leontius, 988(?)–1004(?)
- John, 1008(?)–1017(?)
- Teopempt 1037(?)–1043(?)
- Hilarion Rusyn 1051–(?)
- Ephraim, 1055(?)–(?)
- Jurij, 1072(?)–(?)
- John Prodrom, 1077(?)–1089
- John, 1090–1091
- Ephraim of PereyaslavlEphraim of PereyaslavlSaint Ephraim of Pereyaslav, also Saint Ephraim of the Caves or Saint Ephraim, Bishop of Pereslav - Eastern Orthodox saint, bishop of Pereyaslav ....
, 1091–1097 - Nicholas, 1097–1101(?)
- Nikephoros, 1104–1121
- Nikita, 1122–1126
- Michael, 1130(?)–1145(?)
- Kliment Smoliatich, 1147–1159
- Kostantyn, 1156–1159
- Teodor, 1161–1163
- John, 1164–1166
- Costantine, 1167–1177(?)
- John (?)–(?)
- Nikephoros, 1182(?)–1197(?)
- Matthew, 1210(?)–1220
- Сyril, 1224–1233
- Joseph, 1237–(?)
- Peter Akerovich, 1244–1246
- Cyril, 1250–1281
- MaximusMaximus, Metropolitan of all RusMaximus was the Metropolitan of Kiev who moved the see of Russian metropolitans to Vladimir-on-Kliazma. In spite of the move, the metropolitans were officially known as "Metropolitan of Kiev and All Rus'" until the establishment of autocephaly under Jonah in 1448.Maximus was of Greek origin...
, 1283–1299
In 1299 Metropolitan Maximus moves the seat from Kiev to Vladimir
Vladimir
Vladimir is a city and the administrative center of Vladimir Oblast, Russia, located on the Klyazma River, to the east of Moscow along the M7 motorway. Population:...
, title "of Kiev" retained.
Vladimir period (1299–1325)
- MaximusMaximus, Metropolitan of all RusMaximus was the Metropolitan of Kiev who moved the see of Russian metropolitans to Vladimir-on-Kliazma. In spite of the move, the metropolitans were officially known as "Metropolitan of Kiev and All Rus'" until the establishment of autocephaly under Jonah in 1448.Maximus was of Greek origin...
, 1299–1305 - PeterMetropolitan PeterSaint Peter, Metropolitan of Moscow and all Russia was the Russian metropolitan who moved his see from Vladimir to Moscow in 1325. Later he was proclaimed a patron saint of Moscow. In spite of the move, the office remained officially entitled "Metropolitan of Kiev and All Rus'" until the...
, 1308–1326 - vacant, 1326–1328
In 1325 the seat is moved to Moscow
Moscow period (1325–1461)
- TheognostusTheognostusTheognostus was Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus'.Theognostus was born in Constantinople and later in his life became Peter's successor as Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus'...
, 1328–1353- Teodorite (anti-Metropolitan), 1352
- AlexiusAlexius, Metropolitan of MoscowSaint Alexius was Metropolitan of Kiev and all Russia , and presided over the Moscow government during Dmitrii Donskoi's minority....
, 1354–1378- Roman (anti-Metropolitan), 1354–1362
- CyprianCyprian, Metropolitan of MoscowCyprian was Metropolitan of Moscow , Metropolitan of Moscow and all Russia . He lived for some time at Mount Athos...
, 1376–1406- Dionysius IDionysius I, Metropolitan of MoscowSaint Dionysius I ; baptismal name: David was a Russian Orthodox metropolitan in 1384-1385.As a young man David entered the Kiev Caves Lavra, where he was tonsured a monk and given the religious name Dionysius...
(anti-Metropolitan), 1384–1385 - PimenPimen, Metropolitan of MoscowMetropolitan Pimen was Metropolitan of Moscow from 1382-1384.-Bio:...
(anti-Metropolitan), 1382–1389
- Dionysius I
- PhotiusPhotius, Metropolitan of MoscowPhotius of Kiev , Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus', Metropolitan of Moscow and all Russia, of Greek descent....
, 1410–1431- Gregory Camblak (anti-Metropolitan), 1415–1419
- Gerasimus, 1433–1435
- Isidore of KievIsidore of KievIsidore of Kiev, also known as Isidore of Thessalonica was a Greek Metropolitan of Kiev, cardinal, humanist, and theologian. He was one of the chief Eastern defenders of reunion at the time of the Council of Florence.-Early life:...
, 1436–1441 - vacant, 1441–1448
- Jonah, Metropolitan of Moscow, 1448–1461
In 1461, following the fall of Constantinople, and the rise of Grand Duchy of Moscow
Grand Duchy of Moscow
The Grand Duchy of Moscow or Grand Principality of Moscow, also known in English simply as Muscovy , was a late medieval Rus' principality centered on Moscow, and the predecessor state of the early modern Tsardom of Russia....
, the Russian Orthodox Church gains full autocephalocy, the title "of Kiev" is dropped. Rus' land that is part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
The Grand Duchy of Lithuania was a European state from the 12th /13th century until 1569 and then as a constituent part of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth until 1791 when Constitution of May 3, 1791 abolished it in favor of unitary state. It was founded by the Lithuanians, one of the polytheistic...
, including Kiev, remain part of Ecumenical Patriarchate, with the seat in Vilno (Vilnius
Vilnius
Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...
)
Vilno period (1458–1595)
- Gregory II BulgarianGregory II BulgarianGregory II Bulgarian ; was a Ukrainian Orthodox metropolitan His official title was Metropolitan of Kiev, Galychyna and All-Rus'....
, 1458–1473 - Misail Drutsky, 1476–1480
- Spyridon Satana (anti-Metropolitan), 1476–1482
- Symeon, 1481–1488
- Jonah Hlezna, 1489–1494
- Macarius Chort, 1495–1497
- Joseph Bolharynovich, 1499–1501
- Jonah, 1503–1507
- Joseph Soltan, 1509–1522
- Joseph, 1523–1533
- Macarius, 1534–1555
- Sylvester Bilkevich, 1556–1567
- Jonah Protasevich, 1568–1577
- Elias Kucha, 1577–1579
- Onesiphorus Devochka, 1579–1589
- Michael Rogoza, 1589–1599
In 1595 the Vilno/Kiev Metropolia signs the Union of Brest
Union of Brest
Union of Brest or Union of Brześć refers to the 1595-1596 decision of the Church of Rus', the "Metropolia of Kiev-Halych and all Rus'", to break relations with the Patriarch of Constantinople and place themselves under the Pope of Rome. At the time, this church included most Ukrainians and...
with the Catholic Church, so establishing the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church , Ukrainska Hreko-Katolytska Tserkva), is the largest Eastern Rite Catholic sui juris particular church in full communion with the Holy See, and is directly subject to the Pope...
. For the following list of Primates, see section List of Greek Catholic Primates.
Second Kyiv Period (1620–1686)
A few years after the Union of BrestUnion of Brest
Union of Brest or Union of Brześć refers to the 1595-1596 decision of the Church of Rus', the "Metropolia of Kiev-Halych and all Rus'", to break relations with the Patriarch of Constantinople and place themselves under the Pope of Rome. At the time, this church included most Ukrainians and...
, in 1620 the Ecumenical Patriarchate re-established the Kyivan Metropolia with the title of "Metropolitans of Kyiv, Galicia and all Rus"
- Yov BoretskyYov BoretskyYov Boretsky ; was a Ukrainian Orthodox metropolitan ....
, 1620–1631 - Isaia KopynskyIsaia KopynskyIsaia Kopynsky ; b ? in Galicia region, d 5 October 1640) was a Ukrainian Orthodox metropolitan ....
, 1631–1633 - Peter Mogila, 1633–1646
- Sylvester Kossov, 1647–1657
Elected in Ukrainia (residence in Chyhyryn
Chyhyryn
Chyhyryn is a city located in Cherkasy Oblast of central Ukraine. In 1648 to 1669 the city was the capital of Ukraine .- Location :...
):
- Dionysij Balaban, 1657–1663
- Joseph Nelubovich-Turalsky, 1663–1675
- Anton Vinnicky, (anti-Metropolitan) 1663–1679
- vacant 1679–1685
Appointed by Moscow (residence in Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
):
- Locum Tenens Lazar BaranovychLazar BaranovychLazar Baranovych ; 1620 - 1693, Ukraine) - was a Russian Orthodox archbishop, temporary Metropolitan of Kiev, Galicia and All-Rus' , , ....
, 1659–1661 - Locum Tenens Methodius Filimonovich, 1661–1668
- Locum Tenens Lazar BaranovychLazar BaranovychLazar Baranovych ; 1620 - 1693, Ukraine) - was a Russian Orthodox archbishop, temporary Metropolitan of Kiev, Galicia and All-Rus' , , ....
, 1670–1685
In 1686, following the Pereyaslav Rada, the Kievan Metropolia, is transferred from the Ecumenical Patriarchate, to the Moscow Patriarchate
Metropolitans of Kiev, Galicia and of All Little Rus' (1685–1770)
- Gedeon Svyatopolk-Chetvertinskym, 1685–1690 (Former bishop of LutskLutskLutsk is a city located by the Styr River in northwestern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Volyn Oblast and the administrative center of the surrounding Lutskyi Raion within the oblast...
. Chetvertinsky was elected by the soborSoborA sobor is a council of bishops together with other clerical and lay delegates representing the church as a whole in matters of importance...
initiated by the Hetman Ivan Samoilovych and later went for consecrationConsecrationConsecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service, usually religious. The word "consecration" literally means "to associate with the sacred". Persons, places, or things can be consecrated, and the term is used in various ways by different groups...
to Moscow instead of Istanbul) - Barlaam Yasynsky (also spelled as Varlaam Yasinsky), 1690–1707
- Ioasaph Krakovsky, 1708–1718
- Barlaam Vanatovich, 1722–1730
- Raphael Zaborovsky, 1731–1747
- Timothy Shcherbatsky, 1748–1757
- Arsenius Mohylyansky, 1757–1770
Metropolitans and Archbishops of Kiev and Galicia (1770–1990)
- Gabriel Kremenetsky, 1770–1783
- Samuel Mstislavsky, 1783–1796
- Hierotheus Malytsky, 1796–1799
- Gabriel Banulesko-Bodoni, 1799–1803
- Serapion Alexandrovsky, 1803–1822
- Eugene Bolkhovitinov, 1822–1837
- Philaret Amphiteatrov, 1837–1857
- Isidore Nikolsky, 1858–1860
- Arsenius Moskvin, 1860–1876
- Philotheus Uspensky, 1876–1882
- Platon Gorodetsky, 1882–1891
- Joanicius Rudnev, 1891–1900
- Theognostus Lebedev, 1900–1903
- Flavian Gorodetsky, 1903–1915
- Vladimir Bogoyavlensky, 1915–1918
- Antony KhrapovitskyAntony (Khrapovitsky) of KievMetropolitan Antony of Kiev was a Russian Orthodox metropolitan bishop, founder of Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia.-Biography:He was born Aleksey Pavlovich Khrapovitsky in Vatagino to a family with a noble background. and studied theology at Saint Petersburg Theological Academy. In 1885 he...
, 1918–1919 - Nazarius Blinov, 1919–1921
- Michael Yermakov, 1921–1925
- Georges Deliev, 1923–1928
- Macarius Karamzin, 1924
- Sergius Kuminsky, 1925–1930
- Demetrius Verbitsky, 1930–1932
- Sergius Grishin, 1932–1934
- Constantine Dyakov, 1934–1937
- Alexander Petrovsky, 1937–1938
- Nicholas Yarushevich, 1941–1944
- Panteleimon Rudik, 1941–1943
- John Sokolov, 1944–1964
- Ioasaph Leliukhin, 1964–1966
- Philaret Denisenko, 1966–1990
In 1990 the Ukrainian Exarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church, is given full autonomy status forming the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate)
Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate)
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church is an autonomous Church of Eastern Orthodoxy in Ukraine, under the ecclesiastic jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate...
Metropolitans of Kiev and All Ukraine
- Philaret Denisenko, 1990–1992 (excommunicated by the Moscow Partiarchate in 1997)
- Volodymyr Sabodan, 1992–present
Metropolitan of Kyiv and All Ukraine (1921–1936)
- Vasyl Lypkivsky, 1921–1927
- Mykola Boretsky, 1927–1930
- Ivan Pavlovsky, 1930–1936
Due to Soviet
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
pressure, the UAOC is liquidated in 1936.
UAOC during World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
(1942–1944)
In 1942, Orthodox Ukrainians enjoyed somewhat increased freedom under Nazi Germans who allowed to re-establish the Church on its occupied territory.
- Polikarp Sikorsky, (Administrator of the Church under the title of Metropolitan of LutskLutskLutsk is a city located by the Styr River in northwestern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Volyn Oblast and the administrative center of the surrounding Lutskyi Raion within the oblast...
and KovelKovelKovel is a city located in the Volyn Oblast , in northwestern Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of the Kovelskyi Raion , the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast. The current estimated population is around 65,777.Kovel gives its name to one of the...
), 1942–1944
This relative freedom lasted till the return of the Red Army
Red Army
The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army started out as the Soviet Union's revolutionary communist combat groups during the Russian Civil War of 1918-1922. It grew into the national army of the Soviet Union. By the 1930s the Red Army was among the largest armies in history.The "Red Army" name refers to...
in 1944, after that the UAOC was again liquidated and remained structured only in the diaspora
Diaspora
A diaspora is "the movement, migration, or scattering of people away from an established or ancestral homeland" or "people dispersed by whatever cause to more than one location", or "people settled far from their ancestral homelands".The word has come to refer to historical mass-dispersions of...
. In 1944 the Orthodox Metropolitan of Warsaw, Dionizy Waledynski, was appointed "Patriarch of All Ukraine", but the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
did not allowed any operation in Ukraine.
Patriarchs of Kiev and all Rus-Ukraine from 1990
In 1990 the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church is re–instated in Ukraine, and the former Ukrainian Orthodox Church of CanadaUkrainian Orthodox Church of Canada
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada is an Eastern Orthodox Church in Canada, primarily serving Ukrainian Canadians. Its former name was the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church of Canada ...
Metropolitan Mstyslav is bethroned as a Patriarch.
- Stepan MstyslavPatriarch Mstyslav (Stepan Skrypnyk)Patriarch Mstyslav, secular name Stepan Ivanovych Skrypnyk , was a Ukrainian Orthodox Church hierarch.Born in Poltava , Stepan Skrypnyk was the nephew of Symon Petlura, a prominent Ukrainian military and political figure...
, 1990–1993 - Dmytro Yarema, 1993–2000
Patriarchs of Kiev and All Rus-Ukraine
In 1992 the Ukrainian Orthodox Metropolitan Filaret, after an agreed step down from his throne at a synod in Moscow, upon his return to Kiev announces a split from the Russian Orthodox Church, and a union with the Ukrainian Autocephalous patriarchate, creating a new Ukrainian Orthodox Church–Kiev Patriarchate.- Patriarch MstyslavPatriarch Mstyslav (Stepan Skrypnyk)Patriarch Mstyslav, secular name Stepan Ivanovych Skrypnyk , was a Ukrainian Orthodox Church hierarch.Born in Poltava , Stepan Skrypnyk was the nephew of Symon Petlura, a prominent Ukrainian military and political figure...
, 1992–1993
Following the death of Patriarch Mstyslav in 1993, the temporary union ends, and the UOC–KP and UAOC is split.
- Patriarch VolodymyrPatriarch Volodomyr (Romaniuk)Patriarch Volodymyr was the Patriarch of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Kiev Patriarchy....
, 1993–1995 - Patriarch Filaret, 1995–present
Ukrainian Greek Catholic ChurchUkrainian Greek Catholic ChurchThe Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church , Ukrainska Hreko-Katolytska Tserkva), is the largest Eastern Rite Catholic sui juris particular church in full communion with the Holy See, and is directly subject to the Pope...
Following the Union of BrestUnion of Brest
Union of Brest or Union of Brześć refers to the 1595-1596 decision of the Church of Rus', the "Metropolia of Kiev-Halych and all Rus'", to break relations with the Patriarch of Constantinople and place themselves under the Pope of Rome. At the time, this church included most Ukrainians and...
the Metropolia of Kiev-Halych and all Rus broke relations with the Patriarch of Constantinople
Patriarch of Constantinople
The Ecumenical Patriarch is the Archbishop of Constantinople – New Rome – ranking as primus inter pares in the Eastern Orthodox communion, which is seen by followers as the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church....
and place themselves under the Pope of Rome, thus establishing what later was known as "Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church". The residence of the Metropolitan had to be moved in early 17th century to Navahrudak and later to Vilnius
Vilnius
Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...
. At first widely successful, within several decades it had lost much of its initial support, mainly due to Imperial Russian
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
persecution, though in Galicia the church fared well and remains strong to this day.
Primates from 1596 to 1807
Metropolitans of KievKiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
:
- Mykhajlo RohozaMykhajlo RohozaMichel Rohoza was the Ukrainian Metropolitan of Kiev, Galychyna and All-Rus' from 1588 to his death in 1599. In 1595 he signed the Union of Brest which moved the Ukrainian Church from the jurisdiction of the Patriarchate of Constantinople to the jurisdiction of the Pope, thus forming the...
, 1589—1599 - Ipatii PotiiIpatii PotiiAdam Ipatii Potii was the Ukrainian Metropolitan of Kiev and Galychyna from 1599 to his death in 1613. He played an active role in the 1595 Union of Brest of which he was a firm supporter. He was also a writer, polemist and theologian.-Early life:...
, 1600—1613 - Josyf Veliamyn Rutsky, 1613—1637
- Rafajil KorsakRafajil KorsakRafajil Nikolai Korsak was the Metropolitan of Kiev, Galicia and Russia of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church from 1637 to his death in 1640.-Life:...
, 1637—1640 - Antin SielavaAntin SielavaAntin Atanasij Sielava was the Metropolitan of Kiev, Galicia and Russia of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church from 1641 to his death in 1655.-Life:...
, 1641—1655 - Havryil KolendaHavryil KolendaYuri Havryil Kolenda was the Administrator of Kiev–Galicia from 1655 and Metropolitan of Kiev, Galicia and Russia of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church from 1665 to his death in 1674.-Early Life:...
, 1666—1674 - Kyprian ZochovskyjKyprian ZochovskyjKyprian Zochovskyj was the Metropolitan of Kiev, Galicia and Russia of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church from 1674 to his death in 1693.-Life:...
, 1674—1693 - Lev Szlubic-ZalenskyjLev ZalenskyjLev Szlubic Zalenskyj was the Metropolitan of Kiev, Galicia and Russia of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church from 1694 to his death in 1708.-Life:...
, 1694—1708 - Yurij VynnyckyjYurij VynnyckyjGabriel Yurij Vynnyckyj was the Administrator of Kiev–Galicia from 1708 and Metropolitan of Kiev, Galicia and Ruthenia of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church from 1710 to his death in 1713.-Life:Gabriel Vynnyckyj was born in 1660...
, 1708—1713 - Lev Luka KiszkaLev KiszkaLuka Lev Kiszka was the Metropolitan of Kiev, Galicia and Russia of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church from 1714 to his death in 1728. He was also a writer, and theologian.-Life:...
, 1714—1729 - Atanasy Sheptycky, 1729—1746
- Florian Hrebnicky, 1748—1762
- Feliks Filipp Volodkovich, 1762—1778
- Ludovik Lev Sheptytsky, 1778—1779
- Yason Smogorzhevsky, 1780—1786
- Teodor Rostotsky, 1787—1805
Primates from 1807 to 2005
In 1807 the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church was split in order to separate the territories under the Russian EmpireRussian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
(Metropolia of Kiev) from the ones under the Habsburg Monarchy
Habsburg Monarchy
The Habsburg Monarchy covered the territories ruled by the junior Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg , and then by the successor House of Habsburg-Lorraine , between 1526 and 1867/1918. The Imperial capital was Vienna, except from 1583 to 1611, when it was moved to Prague...
, thus elevating the Eparchy of Lviv
Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Lviv
The Archeparchy of Lviv is an archeparchy of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.The eparchy was established at some time during the mid 12th century, with its see originally in Halych...
to the rank of Metropolis and granting it the same rights of the Metropolis of Kiev.
Metropolitans of Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
from 1807 to 1838:
- Irakly Lisovsky, 1808—1809
- Hryhory Kokhanovich, 1809—1814
- Yosafat Bulhak, 1818—1838
Following the Synod of Polatsk (1838) the Greek Catholic church was forcedly abolished on the territory of the Russian Empire
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
, and its property and clergy transferred to the Russian Orthodox Church
Russian Orthodox Church
The Russian Orthodox Church or, alternatively, the Moscow Patriarchate The ROC is often said to be the largest of the Eastern Orthodox churches in the world; including all the autocephalous churches under its umbrella, its adherents number over 150 million worldwide—about half of the 300 million...
.
Metropolitans of Lviv
Lviv
Lviv is a city in western Ukraine. The city is regarded as one of the main cultural centres of today's Ukraine and historically has also been a major Polish and Jewish cultural center, as Poles and Jews were the two main ethnicities of the city until the outbreak of World War II and the following...
from 1807 to 2005:
- Antin AngelovychAntin AngelovychAntin Angelovych was the first Metropolitan Archbishop of the re-built Metropolitan of Lviv from 1808 until his death in 1814.-Life:...
, 1808—1814 - Mykhajlo Levitsky, 1816—1858
- Hryhory YakhymovychHryhory YakhymovychHryhory Yakhymovych was the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church from 1860 until his death in 1863.-Life:Hryhory Yakhymovych was born on 16 February 1792 in Pidbirtsi, in Pustomyty Raion, Ukraine. He studied at the Lviv school and he was ordained priest on 14 September...
, 1859—1866 - Spyrydon LytvynovychSpyrydon LytvynovychSpyrydon Lytvynovych was the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church from 1864 until his death in 1869.-Life:Spyrydon Lytvynovych was born on 6 December 1810 in Nadrichne, in Berezhany Raion, Ukraine. He graduated of philosophy and theology at the University of Lviv...
, 1866—1869 - Joseph SembratovychJoseph SembratovychJoseph Sembratovych was the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church from 1870 until his resignation in 1882.-Life:Joseph Sembratovych was born on 8 November 1821, son of a priest of the Archeparchy of Przemyśl. Since 1841 he studied in Wien and at the end of his studies, on...
, 1870—1882 - Sylvester SembratovychSylvester SembratovychSylvester Sembratovych was the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church from 1885 until his death in 1898 and a Cardinal of the Catholic Church.-Life:...
, 1882—1898 - Julian Sas-KuilovskyJulian Sas-KuilovskyJulian Sas-Kuilovsky was the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church from 1899 until his death in 1900.-Life:Julian Sas-Kuilovsky was born on May 1, 1826, in the village of Koniushky-Royal, in Sambir Raion, Ukraine to a family of nobles...
, 1899–1900 - Andrey SheptytskyAndrey SheptytskyMetropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky was the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church from 1901 until his death. During his tenure, he led the Church through two world wars and seven political regimes: Austrian, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Soviet, German National Socialist , and...
, 1900—1944 - Josyf Slipyj, 1944–1984. In 1969 the Metropolian of Lviv was elevated to the rank of Major archbishopMajor Archbishopright|200 px|thumb|Archbishop [[Sviatoslav Shevchuk]], Major Archbishop of Kyiv-HalychIn the Eastern Catholic Churches, major archbishop is a title for an hierarch to whose archiepiscopal see is granted the same jurisdiction in his autonomous particular Church that an Eastern patriarch has in...
. - Myroslav Ivan Lubachivsky, 1984–2000
- Lubomyr Husar, 2000–2005
Primates from 2005
In 2005 the two separated Metropolias of Kiev and Lviv have been re-united as before 1807.Major Archbishop of Kiev–Galicia:
- Lubomyr Husar, 2005—2011
- Sviatoslav ShevchukSviatoslav ShevchukSviatoslav Shevchuk is the Major Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church since 25 March 2011.-Life:Sviatoslav Shevchuk was born in 1970, in Stryi, Ukrainian SSR. He was ordained as a priest on 26 June 1994. From 2002 to 2005 he worked as head of the secretariat of Patriarch Lubomyr Husar...
, 2011—incumbent
Ukrainian Autonomous Orthodox ChurchUkrainian Autonomous Orthodox ChurchThe Ukrainian Autonomous Orthodox Church was a short-lived Ukrainian church that existed at the time when Ukraine was occupied by Nazi Germany during the Second World War.-History:...
1941–1944
- Oleksii Hromadskyi, 1941–1943
- Pantelejmon Rudyk, 1943–1944
See also
- List of Metropolitans of Kiev
- List of Major Archbishops of Kiev–Galicia
- History of Christianity in UkraineHistory of Christianity in UkraineThe History of Christianity in Ukraine dates back to the earliest centuries of the apostolic church. It has remained the dominant religion in the country since its acceptance in 988 by Vladimir the Great , who instated it as the state religion of Kievan Rus', a medieval East Slavic state.Although...