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Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Vilnius

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Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Vilnius (or Vilnius of the Ukrainians) and its successor Žyrovyci of the Ukrainians were the only eparchy (Eastern Catholic diocese) in Lithuania of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (sui iuris, Byzantine Rite in Ukrainian language), but short-lived (1809-1828-1833).

History

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The bishopric was established in 1809 as Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of Vilnius (of the Ruthenian Uniate Church), on (then Russian-imperial) territory, not previously served by the particular church.

It was suppressed in 1828, but immediately replaced by the Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of Žyrovyci, to which its last incumbent was appointed, only to be suppressed again in 1839 after the Synod of Polotsk (that declared its union to the Russian Orthodox Church), without a Catholic successor. The last Bishop became the first Bishop of the Russian Orthodox Diocese of Lithuania.

Episcopal ordinaries

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(all Ukrainian Rite)

Eparchs (Bishops) of Vilnius of the Ukrainians

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Eparchs (Bishops) of Žyrovyci of the Ukrainians

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See also

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