List of Roman Catholic Bishops of Kiev

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The list of Bishops of Kiev includes the Roman Catholic Bishops of Kiev .

Diocese of Kiev

Nominal bishops

Roman Catholic bishops have been appointed to Kiev since 1321 after the area became part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. However, these did not officiate, but mostly lived in Poland with this title.

Bishops

The bishops actually resided in Kiev since the 15th century.

In 1778 the Diocese of Kiev was dissolved under Russian pressure. In 1798 it was united with the Diocese of Lutsk to form the Diocese of Lutsk-Zhytomyr.

Diocese of Kiev-Zhytomyr

In 1925 the diocese was rebuilt as the Diocese of Zhytomyr and renamed the Diocese of Kiev-Zhytomyr in 1998

See also

literature

  • Nitecki, Piotr. Biskupi Kościoła w Polsce w latach 965-1999. Słownik biograficzny, Warsaw 2000

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