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Polnischer Priester, katholischer Priester, Priester und katholischer Priester
Leon Szeptycki
Leon Szeptycki
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| Intro | Polnischer Priester, katholischer Priester, Priester und katholischer Priester |
| A.K.A. | Lew Szeptycki |
| Was | Priest |
| From | Poland |
| Field | Religion |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 23 August 1717, Przemyśl, Poland |
| Death | 25 May 1779, Radomyshl, Ukraine (aged 61 years) |
| Star sign | Virgo |
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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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http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bszepll.html
http://isni.org/isni/0000000112706850
http://data.bibliotheken.nl/id/thes/p117274380
https://viaf.org/viaf/164340846
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/containsVIAFID/164340846