Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Lutsk–Ostroh
# Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Lutsk–Ostroh

The Eparchy of Lutsk–Ostroh (also known as "Lutsk–Ostroh of the Ukrainians" and in Latin as "Luceorien(sis) et Ostrogien(sis) Ruthenorum") was an eparchy in the Ruthenian Uniate Church (1594-1636, 1702-1795 and 1789-1839). It was a suffragan eparchy (equivalent to a diocese in the Latin Rite) of the Metropolis of Kiev, Galicia and all Ruthenia. It was situated in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Today, the territory of the eparchy is located in the north-western part of the modern state of Ukraine; it encompassed the oblasts (provinces) of Volyn Oblast and Rivne Oblast. From 1921 to 1973, the eparchy was a titular see of the Eastern Catholic Church.

Remarkably, its Latin title always called it 'Ruthenian', which is now a distinct Byzantine rite Eastern Catholic (then 'Uniate') particular church sui iurus.

It may be considered to be restored as residential see (albeit demoted to pre-diocesan rank) in 2008.01.15 as the Ukrainian Catholic Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Lutsk / Luc’k (Italian) / Luceorien(sis) Ucrainorum (Latin), on territory split off from the Major Archeparchy of Kyiv–Galicia.

## History

* The see joined the Union of Brest on 2 February 1594. It did not have a Latin precursor.
* It was suppressed in 1636 by King of Poland Władysław IV Vasa and the eparchy was 'returned' to the Orthodox community. As a result, the remaining Uniate parishes and several monasteries were administered by the Archimandrite of the Zhydychyn Saint Nicholas's Monastery.
* It was restored in 1702.
* It was again suppressed again in 1795, without a direct Catholic successor.
* It was again restored on 18 November 1798.
* It was suppressed for the final time on 14 March 1839 without a direct Catholic successor.

## List of eparchs

Suffragan Eparchs (Bishops) of Lutsk–Ostroh (incomplete first decades?)

* Cyril Terlecki (1594.05.02 – death 1608)
* Eustachy Maliński (1609 – death 1621)
* Jeremiasz Poczapowski (1621? – death 1636.10.15)
* See suppressed 1636-1702
* Dionizy Żabokrzycki (1702 – death 1714)
* Cyryl Szumlański (1715 – death 1715)
* Józef Wyhowski (1716 – death 1730)
* Teodozy Rudnicki-Lubieniecki (1731 – death 1751)
* Stefan Sylwester Rudnicki-Lubieniecki (1752 – death 1777)
* Cyprian Stecki (1777.05.12 – death 1787.01.05)
* Michał Mateusz Konstanty Stadnicki (1787.01.05 – 1795), death 1797.06.26; succeeded as former Coadjutor Bishop of Lutsk–Ostroh of the Ukrainians (? – 1787.01.05)
* See suppressed 1795-78
* Stefan Lewiński (1797.06.26 – death 1806.01.23); previously Titular Bishop of Tegea (1784.08.17 – 1797.06.26) as Auxiliary Bishop of the Metropolitan Archeparchy Kyiv–Halyč of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) (1784.08.17 – 1790?), Coadjutor Bishop of Lutsk–Ostroh of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) (1790? – succession 1797.06.26)
* Hryhorij Koxanovyc (Grzegorz Kochanowicz) (1807 – 1814), previously Auxiliary Bishop of Lutsk–Ostroh of the Ukrainians (1798.04.20 – 1807); later Eparch (Bishop) of Vilnius of the Ukrainians (Lithuania) (1809 – 1810), Metropolitan Archbishop of Kyiv–Halyč of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) (1810 – death 1814)
* Jakub Martusiewicz (1817 – 1826), next Archeparch (Archbishop) of Polatsk–Vitebsk of the Ruthenians (Belarus) (1826 – death 1833.01.26)
* Archbishop-bishop Ivan Krasovskyj (Jan Krassowski) (1826 – 1827.08.23); previously Archeparch (Archbishop) of Polatsk–Vitebsk of the Ruthenians (Belarus) (1809.09.22 – 1826)
* See suppressed 1839

## Titular see

In 1921, the eparchy was restored as a titular see as the Latin Titular bishopric of Lutsk–Ostroh / Luc’k–Ostrog (Curiate Italian) / Luceorien(sis) et Ostrogien(sis) Ruthenorum (Latin)

* In 1973 it was suppressed, having had only the following incumbents, both of the fitting Episcopal (lowest) rank :
   * Blessed Bishop Vasyl VeIyčkovskyj, Redemptorists (C.SS.R.) (1959 – death 1973.06.30) as Auxiliary Bishop of the Metropolitan Archeparchy Lviv of the Ukrainians (Ukraine) (1959 – 1973.06.30)
   * Josyf Botsian (1921.02.24 – death 1926.11.21), also as Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv of the Ukrainians (1924.09.20 – 1926.11.21).
