Orthodox Hierarchs

Greek Catholic Church (Uniate)

Josaphat Bulhak

Jozafat/Иосафат

Metropolitan of Kyiv · 1758–1838

Born Ignacy Bułhak (Ignacy Bułhak)

Life

Born
1758 (20 March 1758 (Catholic-Hierarchy) or 20 April 1758 (Wikipedia))
Ordained priest
27 March 1785
Consecrated bishop
26 September 1790
Made metropolitan
22 September 1818
Died
9 March 1838 (25 February (Old Style) / 9 March 1838; Russian Wikipedia: 23 February / 7 March)

Sees

  1. 26 September 1790 – 1 September 1793

    Bishop of Turov and Pinsk

    Greek Catholic Church (Uniate) · coadjutor

  2. 1 September 1793 – 1795

    Bishop of Turov and Pinsk

    Greek Catholic Church (Uniate) · removed when the Russian government closed the see

  3. 12 October 1798 – 1828

    Bishop of Brest

    Greek Catholic Church (Uniate)

  4. 1814 – 1818

    Locum tenens of Vilnius

    Greek Catholic Church (Uniate) · administrator

  5. 27 January 1817 – 22 September 1818

    Locum tenens of Kyiv

    Greek Catholic Church (Uniate) · administrator

  6. 1818 – 1828

    Bishop of Vilnius

    Greek Catholic Church (Uniate)

  7. 22 September 1818 – 9 March 1838

    Metropolitan of Kyiv

    Greek Catholic Church (Uniate)

  8. 1828 – 14 April 1833

    Bishop of Lithuania

    Greek Catholic Church (Uniate) · seat at Zhyrovichy

  9. 14 April 1833 – 9 March 1838

    Archbishop of Polatsk

    Greek Catholic Church (Uniate)

Consecration

Consecrated 26 September 1790. His consecrators are not yet in the data.

Bishops he consecrated 1

  • 14 January 1834Anthony Zubko Former Archbishop of Minsk and Babruysk, 1797–1884

Sources

Last head of the Uniate Church in the Russian Empire; it joined the Russian Orthodox Church at the Synod of Polotsk (1839), after his death. Catholic-Hierarchy names Theodosius Rostocki as a consecrator; no matching record. Catholic-Hierarchy names Symeon Młocki as a consecrator; no matching record. Catholic-Hierarchy names Stefan Lewiński as a consecrator; no matching record

Also in: Wikidata

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