Eparchy of Lutsk–Ostroh (Ruthenian Uniate Church)

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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

In the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church — the successor to the Ruthenian Unite Church, the current exarchate of Lutsk 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 on 2 February 1594. It did not have a Latin precursor.
• It was suppressed in 1636 by
  King of Poland Władysław IV Vasa
  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.

• Cyril Terlecki (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 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);
• Archbishop-bishop 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
  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).

See also

• List of Catholic dioceses in Ukraine
• Ukrainian Catholic Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Lutsk

References