List of metropolitans of Kiev

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Below is the list of the Russian and Ukrainian Orthodox Metropolitans of Kiev and their terms of office:

Kievan Rus

  • Mikhail I. (around 988)
  • Theophylact (before 1008)
  • John I (around 1008 – before 1035)
  • Theopempt (before 1039 – before 1050)
  • Cyril I (1050)
  • Hilarion (1051-1054)
  • Ephrem I (1055-1061)
  • ? Leo (?)
  • Grigory II (1067-1077)
  • John II (1077-1089)
  • John III (1089-1091)
  • Ephrem II (1092-1097)
  • Nikolaj (1097-1102)
  • Nikifor I (1103-1121)
  • Nikita (1122-1126)
  • vacant
  • Mikhail II (1129–1145)
  • vacant
  • Clement of Smolensk (1147–1154)
  • Constantine I (1155-1158)
  • vacant
  • Feodor (1161-1163)
  • John IV (1164–1166)
  • Constantine II (1167–1169)
  • Mikhail III (1171)
  • Nikifor II (1182-1198)
  • Gavriil?
  • Dionisij I (1205)
  • vacant
  • Matfej (1209-1220)
  • vacant
  • Cyril II (1224-1233)
  • ?
  • Iosif I. (1237–?)
  • Cyril III (1243-1281)
  • vacant
  • Maximus (1283-1305)

The metropolitan seat was moved to Vladimir in 1305 and to Moscow from 1326 , see the list of Metropolitans and Patriarchs of Moscow

Kingdom of Poland

In 1439 the seat of Kiev was rebuilt by the Patriarch of Constantinople

  • Isidore (1436–1441)
  • Iona I. (1448-1461)
  • Grigory II Bolgarinovich (1458–1472)
  • Misail Pestrutsch (1474–1477) (previously Bishop of Smolensk)
  • Spiridon (1475-1482)
  • Simeon (1482-1488)
  • Iona Gnesna (1489-1494)
  • Makarij Svyatyi (1495–1497)
  • Iosif I. Bolgarinowitsch (1498–1500) (previously Bishop of Smolensk)
  • Iona II. (1502-1507)
  • Iosif II. Soltan (1507-1521)
  • Iosif III. (1522-1534)
  • Makarij II. (1534–1556)
  • Silvestr Belkewitsch (1556–1567)
  • Iona III. Protasevich (1568–1577)
  • Ilija Kutscha (1577–1579)
  • Onisifor Devotschka (1579–1588)
  • Michail Ragosa (1588–1596)

Split of the Ukrainian Catholic Church , see list of major archbishops of Lemberg

From 1620 Orthodox bishops were reinstated.

  • Job Borezki (1620-1631)
  • Isaja Kopinsky (1631–1632) (previously Bishop of Smolensk)
  • Petro Mohyla (1632-1647)
  • New Year's Eve Kosiv (1647–1657)
  • Dionisij Balaban (1657–1663) (previously Bishop of Lutsk )
  • Jossyf Tukalskyj-Neljubowytsch (1663–1675)
  • Antonij Vinnitskij (1676–1679)
    • Lazar Baranovych (1659–1661)
    • Mefodiy Fylymonovych (1661–1663)
    • Lazar Baranovych (1670–1685)
  • Gedeon Tschetwertinsky (1685–1690)

Russian Empire

  • Warlaam I. Jassynskyj (1690–1707)
  • Ioasaf I. Krakowskij (1708-1718)
  • Warlaam II. Vanatowitsch (1722-1730)
  • Raphail Sborowskij (1731–1747) (previously Bishop of Pskow )
  • Timofej Shcherbatskij (1748–1757)
  • Arseniy I. Mogiljansky (1757-1770)
  • Gabriil I. Kremenezkij (1770–1783) (previously Archbishop of St. Petersburg)
  • Samuil Mislawskij (1783–1796) (previously Bishop of Rostov )
  • Ierofej Malitskij (1796–1799)
  • Gabriil II (1799-1803)
  • Serapion Aleksandrovskij (1803–1822) (previously Bishop of Kazan)
  • Evgenij Bolchowitinow (1822–1837) (previously Bishop of Pskow)
  • Filaret I. Amfiteatrow (1837-1858) (previously Bishop of Rostov)
  • Isidor Nikolskij (1858–1860) (afterwards Bishop of St. Petersburg)
  • Arseny II. Moskvin (1860–1876)
  • Filofej Uspenskij (1876–1882) (previously Bishop of Tver)
  • Plato Gorodetsky (1882-1891)
  • Joannikij Rudnew (1891-1900)
  • Feognost II Lebedew (1900-1903) (previously Archbishop of Novgorod)
  • Flawian Gorodetsky (1903-1915)
  • Vladimir I. Bogojawlenskij (1915–1918) (previously Archbishop of St. Petersburg)

Ukrainian People's Republic

  • Antonij II. Khrapovitsky (1918–1924) (in exile since 1919)
    • Nasarij von Cherkass (1919–1921)

Ukrainian SSR

  • Michael of Grodno and Brest (1921–1924)
  • Michael III (1924–1930)
  • Dimitrij Werbizkij (1930-1932)
  • Sergij Grischin (1932–1934)
  • Constantine III Djakov (1934–1941)
  • Nikolai II (1941-1944)
  • Ioann V. Sokolow (1944–1964)
  • Ioasaf II. Lelyukhin (1964–1966)
  • Filaret II. Denyssenko (1966–1992)

Ukraine

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