Theodosius Rostocki
Theodosius Rostocki (born as Tadeusz Teodozy Bołbas-Rostocki h. Juńczyk; Polish: Teodozy Rostocki; 1725 – 25 January 1805) was the "Metropolitan of Kiev, Galicia and all Ruthenia".[a] He became the first Uniate bishop who was a member of the Polish Senate.[1]
On 19 June 1785 Rostocki was ordained by Primate of the Uniate Church Jason Smogorzewski along with bishops Cyprian Stecki and John Kaczkowski as a bishop of Chelm. Earlier that year he also was confirmed as a coadjutor Metropolitan bishop of Kiev, Galicia and all Ruthenia.
Following the death of Jason Smogorzewski, on 1 November 1788 he succeeded as the Metropolitan bishop of Kiev, Galicia, and all Ruthenia. In 1790 he resigned as bishop of Chelm. In 1796 Rostocki created Eparchy of Suprasl on territory of the New East Prussia creation of which was approved by the Pope in couple of years.
He consecrated following bishops Josaphat Bulhak, Porphyrius Skarbek Wazynski and Adrian Butrymowicz.
After the third partition of Poland, Rostocki was detained by the Russian authorities and was forced to move to Saint Petersburg where he died in 1805.
Notes
- ^ The title is also known as the Metropolis of Kiev, Halych and all Rus' or Metropolis of Kyiv, Halychyna, and All-Rus'. The name "Galicia" is a Latinized form of Halych, one of several regional principalities of the medieval state of Kievan Rus'.
References
- ^ Dzyuba, O. Theodosius Rostocki (РОСТОЦЬКИЙ ТЕОДОСІЙ). Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine.
External links
- Theodosius Rostocki at the catholic-hierarchy.org
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Preceded by Maksymilian Rylo | Bishop of Chelm 1785 – 1790 | Succeeded by Porphyrius Skarbek Wazynski |
Preceded by Jason Smogorzewski | Metropolitan of Kiev, Galicia and all Ruthenia 1788 – 1805 | Succeeded by Heraclius Lisowski as "Metropolitan of all Uniates"Not recognised by the Holy See |
Succeeded by Antonius Angelowicz as Metropolitan of Galicia, and Archbishop of Lemberg | ||
Succeeded by Theodosius Wislocki as Bishop of Suprasl |
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Metropolis of Kiev, Galicia and all Ruthenia (Ruthenian Uniate Church) (In communion with the Holy See) |
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Metropolis of Kiev, Galicia and all Rus' (1620–1686) (Recognised as an exarchate by Constantinople) |
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- In the Eastern Orthodox Church, the metropolis was absorbed by the Patriarchate of Moscow as the Metropolis of Kiev.
- In the Catholic Church, the metropolis of the uniate church remains as a sui juris particular church - the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.
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