Ruthenian Catholic Archeparchy of Smolensk

The Ruthenian Catholic Archeparchy of Smolensk (Latin: Dioecesis Smolenscensis Ruthenorum, Polish: Arcybiskupstwo smoleńskie) 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.

Among other of its names there could be Ruthenian Catholic Archdiocese of Smolensk or Smoleńsk of the Ruthenians.

History[]

It was established in 1625 on Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth territory, previously without proper Ruthenian Catholic jurisdiction. Earlier in 1611 there was established Roman Catholic diocese of Smolensk.

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

Leo Kreuza-Revuskyj = Lev Revuckyj Krevza, a Vilnius Archmandrite (1625 – death 1639)
Andrej Kvasninskyj-Zlotyj = Andrzej Kwaśniński-Złoty (1640 – 1654), next Bishop of (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)