Leo Szeptycki

Leo Sheptycki (born as Leon Ludwik Szeptycki; Polish: Leon Ludwik Szeptycki; 23 August 1717 – 13 May 1779) was the "Metropolitan of Kiev, Galicia and all Ruthenia"^[a]

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. On 1 February 1778 he succeeded Metropolitan Philip.

He consecrated following bishops Gedeon Horbacki, and Athanasius Szeptycki. He died on 24 May 1779

Notes

1. The title is also known as the Metropolis of Kiev, Halych and all Rus' or Metropolis of Kyiv, Halychyna, and All-Rus'. The name "Galicia" is a Latinized form of Halych, one of several regional principalities of the medieval state of Kievan Rus'.

References

• Leo Szeptycki at the catholic-hierarchy.org

Ruthenian Uniate 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 Kiev, Galicia and all Ruthenia 1778 – 1779	Succeeded by Jason Smogorzewski