Eparchy of Chełm and Bełz (Ukrainian)

Historical Details

• Eparchy of Chełm and Bełz (Ukrainian)
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Eparchy
  • Erected: 1592
  • Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Byzantine Tradition
  • Country: Poland
  • Description: (Sometimes called Ruthenian)

Past Ordinaries

• Arseniusz Ivan Andrijivskyj † (24 Jul 1604 Appointed - Jul 1619 Died)
• Atanazy Pakosta † ( 1619 Appointed - 1625 Died)
• Yosyf Ivan Veliamyn-Rutskyi, O.S.B.M. † ( 1626 Appointed - 1630 Resigned)
• Teodosij Teodor Meleško † (29 Jun 1626 Ordained Bishop - )
• Metody Terlecki, O.S.B.M. † (31 Aug 1630 Installed - 7 Jun 1649 Died)
• Atanazy Zachariasz Furs † (14 Jun 1649 Appointed - Oct 1649 Died)
• Jakiv Suša, O.S.B.M. † (22 Feb 1652 Appointed - 4 Sep 1687 Died)
• Augustyn Aleksander Łodziata † (4 Sep 1687 Succeeded - Jun 1691 Died)
• Ivan Małachowski † ( 1692 Confirmed - 1693 Died)
• Gedeon Woyna-Orański, O.S.B.M. † ( 1693 Appointed - 29 Sep 1709 Died)
• Josyf Levyckyj, O.S.B.M. † ( 1711 Appointed - 15 Jun 1730 Died)
• Filip Felicjan Wołodkowicz (Volodkovyc), O.S.B.M. † ( 1731 Appointed - 22 Nov 1758 Appointed, Bishop of Volodymyr (Włodzimierz) et Brėst (Ukrainian))
• Maksymilian Ryłło, O.S.B.M. † (15 Nov 1756 Appointed - 24 Mar 1780 Appointed, Administrator of Przemyśl, Sambor, et Sanok (Ukrainian))
• Tadeusz Teodozy Rostocki, O.S.B.M. † (2 Jul 1784 Appointed - 4 Apr 1790 Resigned)
• Porifiriusz Skarbek-Ważyński, O.S.B.M. † (3 Apr 1790 Appointed - 9 Mar 1804 Died)
• Anton Anhelovych (Angellowicz) † ( 1804 Appointed - 1810 Resigned)
• Ferdynand Ciechanowski, O.S.B.M. † (18 Jul 1810 Appointed - 7 Apr 1828 Died)
• Filip Felicjan Szumborski, O.S.B.M. † (29 Jan 1830 Confirmed - 19 Jan 1851 Died)
• Jan Teraszkiewicz † ( 1851 Appointed - 1 Mar 1863 Died)
• Jan Mikołaj Kaliński † (16 Mar 1863 Succeeded - 19 Oct 1866 Died)
• Jan Teraszkiewicz † (16 Mar 1863 Appointed - Did Not Take Effect)
• Michał (Mykhaylo) Kuzemśki (Kuzemskyi) † (22 Jun 1868 Appointed - 5 Dec 1879 Died)

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Arseniusz Ivan Andrijivskyj † (Bishop: 24 Jul 1604 to Jul 1619)
• Anton Anhelovych (Angellowicz) † (Administrator: 1804 to 1810)
• Ferdynand Ciechanowski, O.S.B.M. † (Bishop: 18 Jul 1810 to 7 Apr 1828)
• Atanazy Zachariasz Furs † (Bishop: 14 Jun 1649 to Oct 1649)
• Jan Mikołaj Kaliński † (Coadjutor Bishop: 16 Mar 1863; Bishop: 16 Mar 1863 to 19 Oct 1866)
• Michał (Mykhaylo) Kuzemśki (Kuzemskyi) † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1868 to 5 Dec 1879)
• Josyf Levyckyj, O.S.B.M. † (Bishop: 1711 to 15 Jun 1730)
• Augustyn Aleksander Łodziata † (Coadjutor Bishop: 31 Jul 1685; Bishop: 4 Sep 1687 to Jun 1691)
• Ivan Małachowski † (Bishop: 1692 to 1693)
• Teodosij Teodor Meleško † (Bishop: 29 Jun 1626)
• Atanazy Pakosta † (Bishop: 1619 to 1625)
• Tadeusz Teodozy Rostocki, O.S.B.M. † (Bishop: 2 Jul 1784 to 4 Apr 1790)
• Maksymilian Ryłło, O.S.B.M. † (Bishop: 15 Nov 1756 to 24 Mar 1780)
• Wincenty Siedlecki † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1815 to 1828)
• Porifiriusz Skarbek-Ważyński, O.S.B.M. † (Bishop: 3 Apr 1790 to 9 Mar 1804)
• Jakiv Suša, O.S.B.M. † (Bishop: 22 Feb 1652 to 4 Sep 1687)
• Filip Felicjan Szumborski, O.S.B.M. † (Bishop: 29 Jan 1830 to 19 Jan 1851)
• Jan Teraszkiewicz † (Priest: 24 Jul 1825; Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Aug 1842; Administrator: 1851 to 1 Mar 1863; Bishop: 16 Mar 1863 - Did Not Take Effect)
• Metody Terlecki, O.S.B.M. † (Bishop: 31 Aug 1630 to 7 Jun 1649)
• Yosyf Ivan Veliamyn-Rutskyi, O.S.B.M. † (Administrator: 1626 to 1630)
• Filip Felicjan Wołodkowicz (Volodkovyc), O.S.B.M. † (Bishop: 1731 to 22 Nov 1758)
• Gedeon Woyna-Orański, O.S.B.M. † (Bishop: 1693 to 29 Sep 1709)
• Dionisiy (Dionizy) Zbyruyskyi (Zbirujski) †

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