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Jozafat Bułhak
1758 – 1838
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryJosaphat Bulhak was a hierarch of the Ruthenian Uniate Church in the western Russian empire. As head of the church, he had the title of Metropolitan of Kyiv, Galicia, and All Russia. After his death, the Ruthenian Uniate Church was absorbed by the Russian Orthodox Church, making him the last head of the Uniate confession in the Russian empire.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
April 20, 1758
Brest Litovsk Voivodeship
Date of death
February 23, 1838
Saint Petersburg
Citizenship
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Occupations & fields
Catholic priestCatholic bishop
Awards & honours
Order of St. AndrewOrder of St. Vladimir, 2nd classOrder of Saint Anna, 1st class
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