Diocese of Kyiv–Zhytomyr, Ukraine 🇺🇦 (original) (raw)
Celebrations
History
- 1321: Established as Diocese of Kyiv / Chiovien(sis) (Latin) / Kiovien(sis) (Latin)
- 1414.12.24: Became suffragan of Lviv
- 1638: Renamed as Diocese of Kyiv–Černihiv / Kyiv and Chernihiv (English) / Kiovien(sis) et Chiovien(sis) (Latin)
- 1798.08.08: Lost territory to Diocese of Lutsk and Zytomierz
- 1798.10.16: Suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mohilev and Diocese of Lutsk and Zytomierz)
- 1998.11.25: Restored as Diocese of Kyïv–Žytomyr / Kyiv–Zhytomyr (English) / Kiev–Žytomyr (Italiano) / Kiovien(sis)–Zytomerien(sis) (Latin) (from the suppressed Diocese of Žytomyr and became suffragan of Lviv)
- 2002.05.04: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Kharkiv–Zaporizhia
Papal Visits
Present Prelates
Ordinaries
| Bishops of Kyïv–Žytomyr (Roman Rite) |
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 Bishop Vitaliy Krivitskiy, S.D.B. (52) (2017.04.30 – ...)Bishop of Kyïv–Žytomyr (Ukraine)Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of UkraineIn Jesu Christo |
| Bishop Vitaliy Skomarovskyi (60) (Apostolic Administrator 2016.05.31 – 2017.04.30) |
| Archbishop Petro Herkulan Malchuk, O.F.M. (2011.06.15 – 2016.05.27)Habere spiritum DominiBorn:1965.07.07 (Slobozia-Rașcov, Moldova)Ordained Priest:1992.06.07Consecrated Bishop:2008.05.03Died:2016.05.27 († 50)Titular Bishop of Media (2008.03.29 – 2011.06.15)Auxiliary Bishop of Odessa–Simferopol (Ukraine) (2008.03.29 – 2011.06.15)Archbishop-Bishop of Kyïv–Žytomyr (Ukraine) (2011.06.15 – 2016.05.27) |
| Bishop Jan Purwiński (1998.11.25 – 2011.06.15)Born:1934.11.19 (Ilukste, Latvia)Ordained Priest:1961.04.13Consecrated Bishop:1991.03.04Died:2021.04.06 (Zytomir, Ukraine † 86)Bishop of Žytomyr (Ukraine) (1991.01.16 – 1998.11.25)Bishop of Kyïv–Žytomyr (Ukraine) (1998.11.25 – 2011.06.15) |
| Bishops of Kyiv–Černihiv (Roman Rite) |
| Fr. Teofil Skalski (Apostolic Administrator 1926 – 1932) |
| Bishop Kasper Kazimierz Cieciszowski (later Archbishop) (1784.08.07 – 1798.11.17)Born:1745.01Ordained Priest:1769.03.11Consecrated Bishop:1775.10.08Died:1831.04.28 († 86)Titular Bishop of Theveste (1775.05.29 – 1784.08.07)Coadjutor Bishop of Kyiv–Černihiv (Ukraine) (1775.05.29 – 1784.08.07)Bishop of Kyiv–Černihiv (Ukraine) (1784.08.07 – 1798.11.17)Bishop of Lutsk and Zytomierz (Ukraine) (1798.11.17 – 1828.06.23)Metropolitan Archbishop of Mohilev (Belarus) (1828.06.23 – 1831.04.28) |
| Bishop Franciszek Kandyd Ossoliński, O.F.M. Conv. (1774.01.07 – 1784.08.07)Born:1732.01 (Poland)Ordained Priest:1755.02.02Died:1784.08.07 († 52)Coadjutor Bishop of Bacău (Romania) (1765.04.22 – 1773.12.20)Titular Bishop of Dardanus (1765.04.22 – 1774.01.07)Coadjutor Bishop of Kyiv–Černihiv (Ukraine) (1773.12.20 – 1774.01.07)Bishop of Kyiv–Černihiv (Ukraine) (1774.01.07 – 1784.08.07) |
| Bishop Józef Andrzej Załuski (1759.09 – 1774.01.07)Bishop of Kyiv–Černihiv (Ukraine) (1759.09 – 1774.01.07) |
| Bishop Kajetan Ignacy Sołtyk (1756.04.19 – 1759.03.13)Born:1715.11.12Consecrated Bishop:1756Died:1788.07.30 († 72)Titular Bishop of Emmaüs (1749.09.22 – 1756.04.19)Coadjutor Bishop of Kyiv–Černihiv (Ukraine) (1749.09.22 – 1756.04.19)Bishop of Kyiv–Černihiv (Ukraine) (1756.04.19 – 1759.03.13)Bishop of Kraków (Poland) ([1759.02.12] 1759.03.13 – 1788.07.30) |
| Bishop Samuel Jan Ożga (1723.09.27 – 1756.04.19)Bishop of Kyiv–Černihiv (Ukraine) (1723.09.27 – 1756.04.19) |
| Bishop Jan Joachim Tarło, S.J. (1718.12.05 – 1723.03.15)Born:1658.11.30Ordained Priest:1684Consecrated Bishop:1719.04.23Died:1732.08.13 († 73)Bishop of Kyiv–Černihiv (Ukraine) ([1717] 1718.12.05 – 1723.03.15)Bishop of Poznań (Poland) ([1722] 1723.03.15 – 1732.08.13) |
| Bishop Walenty Maciej Arcemberski (? – 1717)Bishop of Kyiv–Černihiv (Ukraine) (? – 1717) |
| Bishop Jan Paweł Gomoliński (1698 – 1711)Bishop of Kyiv–Černihiv (Ukraine) (1698 – 1711) |
| Bishop Mikołaj Stanisław Święcicki (1697 – 1699)Consecrated Bishop:1697.04.14Died:1707Bishop of Kyiv–Černihiv (Ukraine) (1697 – 1699)Bishop of Poznań (Poland) (1699 – 1707) |
| Bishop Andrzej Chryzostom Załuski (1683.11.15 – 1692.10.15)Born:1648.01.28Ordained Priest:1684Died:1711.05.01 († 63)Bishop of Kyiv–Černihiv (Ukraine) (1683.11.15 – 1692.10.15)Bishop of Płock (Poland) (1692.10.15 – 1699.05.25)Bishop of Warmia (Poland) ([1698.06.06] 1699.05.25 – 1711.05.01)Apostolic Administrator of Sambia (Russia) (1699.05.25 – 1711.05.01) |
| Bishop Jan Stanisław Witwicki (1679.06.12 – 1682.05.25)Born:1630Died:1698.03.04 († 67)Bishop of Kyiv–Černihiv (Ukraine) (1679.06.12 – 1682.05.25)Bishop of Luck (Ukraine) (1682.05.25 – 1687.11.24)Bishop of Poznań (Poland) (1687.11.24 – 1698.03.04) |
| Bishop Tomasz Ujejski, S.J. (1656 – 1676)Born:1612.12.19Consecrated Bishop:1657Died:1689.08.01 († 76)Bishop of Kyiv–Černihiv (Ukraine) (1656 – 1676)Auxiliary Bishop of Warmia (Poland) (1666 – 1689.08.01) |
| Bishop Jan Leszczyński (1655 – 1656)Bishop of Kyiv–Černihiv (Ukraine) (1655 – 1656) |
| Bishop Stanisław Zaremba (1646.04.23 – 1653.08.03)Bishop of Kyiv–Černihiv (Ukraine) (1646.04.23 – 1653.08.03) |
| Bishop Aleksander Sokołowski (1636.07.21 – 1645.05.09)Bishop of Kyiv–Černihiv (Ukraine) (1636.07.21 – 1645.05.09) |
| Bishops of Kyiv (Roman Rite) |
| Bishop-elect Andrzej Szołdrski (1633 – 1635.01.14)Born:1583Consecrated Bishop:1635.10.11Died:1650.04.01 († 66)Bishop of Kyiv (Ukraine) (1633 – 1635.01.14)Bishop of Poznań (Poland) (1635.01.14 – 1650.04.01)Bishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1635.08.14 – 1636.07.21) |
| Bishop Bogusław Radoszewski (1619.01.17 – 1633.06.06)Bishop of Kyiv (Ukraine) (1619.01.17 – 1633.06.06)Bishop of Luck (Ukraine) (1633.06.06 – 1638) |
| Bishop Krzysztof Kazimirski (1598 – 1618.06.15)Bishop of Kyiv (Ukraine) (1598 – 1618.06.15) |
| Bishop Józef Wereszczyński (1592 – 1598)Bishop of Kyiv (Ukraine) (1592 – 1598) |
| Bishop Mikołaj Pac (1557 – 1585)Bishop of Kyiv (Ukraine) (1557 – 1585) |
| Bishop Jan Andruszewicz (1545 – 1556.08.27) |
| Bishop Franciszek (? – 1551)Bishop of Kyiv (Ukraine) (? – 1551) |
| Bishop Jan Filipowicz (1519 – 1537)Bishop of Kyiv (Ukraine) (1519 – 1537) |
| Bishop Klemens (? – 1473)Bishop of Kyiv (Ukraine) (? – 1473) |
| Bishop Jan (? – 1466)Bishop of Kyiv (Ukraine) (? – 1466) |
| Bishop Andrzej (1397 – 1434)Bishop of Kyiv (Ukraine) (1397 – 1434) |
| Bishop Borzysław, O.P. (? – ?)Bishop of Kyiv (Ukraine) (? – ?) |
| Bishop Mikołaj, O.P. (? – ?)Bishop of Kyiv (Ukraine) (? – ?) |
| Bishop Jakub, O.P. (? – 1386)Bishop of Kyiv (Ukraine) (? – 1386) |
| Bishop Henryk, O.P. (1321 – ?)Bishop of Kyiv (Ukraine) (1321 – ?) |
Former Prelates
Statistics (2022.12.31)
Area: 110,700 km²
Population: 216,810 Catholics (2.7% of 8,108,365 total)
Pastoral Centres: 147 parishes, 124 missions
Personnel: 157 priests (67 diocesan, 90 religious), 263 religious (97 brothers, 166 sisters), 19 seminarians