Hypatius Pociej

Hypatius Pociej
Metropolitan of Kiev
Church	Ruthenian Uniate Church
Appointed	15 November 1600
Term ended	8 July 1613
Predecessor	Michael Rahoza
Successor	Joseph Rutski
Orders
Consecration	6 June 1593 (Bishop) by Michael Rahoza
Personal details
Born	Adam Tyczkowicz 12 April 1541
Died	18 July 1613(1613-07-18) (aged 72) Volodymyr

Hypatius Pociej (Belarusian: Іпацій Пацей), Polish: Hipacy Pociej, Ukrainian: Іпатій Потій) (12 April 1541 – 18 July 1613) was the "Metropolitan of Kiev, Galicia and all Ruthenia"^[a] in the Ruthenian Uniate Church — a sui juris Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Holy See. He reigned from 1599 to his death in 1613. He played an active role in the 1595 Union of Brest of which he was a firm supporter. He was also a writer, polemist and theologian.
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