Leo Sheptycki

Leo Sheptycki (born as Leon Ludwik Szeptycki; Polish: Leon Ludwik Szeptycki; 23 August 1717 – 13 May 1779) was a bishop of the Ruthenian Uniate Church, Metropolitan bishop of Kiev, Galicia and all Ruthenia.

On 14 May 1749 Sheptycki was ordained by bishop of Luck Theodosius Rudnicki-Lubieniecki with help of Theodosius Godebski and Adam Oranski as a bishop of Lwow.

On 20 December 1762 he was confirmed as the Coadjutor Metropolitan bishop of Kiev, Galicia, and all Ruthenia and on 1 February 1778 succeeded Metropolitan Philip.

He consecrated following bishops Gedeon Horbacki, and Athanasius Szeptycki.

Hrebnicki died in 1762 at a residence of the Polotsk Archbishops that he built in village of Strunie (today in Polotsk District).

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Onuphrius Szumlanski
Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of Lviv, Halych and Kamianets-Podilskyi
1749 – 1778
Succeeded by
Peter Bielanski
Preceded by
Philip Wolodkowicz
Metropolitan of Kyiv, Halych, and all Ruthenia
1762 – 1779
Succeeded by
Jason Smogorzewski


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