Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Vilnius
Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Vilnius and its successor Žyrovyci of the Ukrainians were the only eparchy in Lithuania of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, but short-lived.
History
The bishopric was established in 1809 as Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of Vilnius, on territory, not previously served by the particular church.It was suppressed in 1828, but immediately replaced by the Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of Žyrovyci, to which its last incumbent was appointed, only to be suppressed again in 1839 after the Synod of Polotsk, without a Catholic successor. The last Bishop became the first Bishop of the Russian Orthodox Diocese of Lithuania.
Episcopal ordinaries
Eparchs (Bishops) of Vilnius of the Ukrainians
- Hryhorij Koxanovyc, previously Auxiliary Bishop of Lutsk–Ostroh of the Ukrainians succeeding as Eparch of Lutsk–Ostroh of the Ukrainians ; later Metropolitan Archeparch of Kyiv–Halyč of the Ukrainians
- * Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop-elect Adrijan Holovnja, Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat Apostolic Administrator Josafat Bułhak,, while Eparch of Volodymyr–Brėst of the Ukrainians ; previously Eparch of Pinsk–Turaŭ of the Ruthenians and Apostolic Administrator of Kyiv–Halyč of the Ukrainians
- Josaphat Bulhak, O.S.B.M., also Metropolitan Archbishop of Kyiv–Halyč of the Ukrainians, first Eparch of successor see Žyrovyci of the Ukrainians
Eparchs (Bishops) of Žyrovyci of the Ukrainians
- Josafat Bułhak, O.S.B.M. ; later Archeparch of Polatsk–Vitebsk of the Ruthenians
- Józef Siemaszko ; previously Latin Auxiliary Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Płock, later Orthodox Archbishop; died 1869