Simeon of Kiev

Simeon of Kiev (date of birth is uncertain – died 1488) was the Metropolitan of Kiev, Galicia and all Rus' ^[a] in the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Simeon served as the Bishop of Polotsk before being elected as the metropolitan bishop by the council of bishops. He was later confirmed by the Patriarch of Constantinople in 1481.^[1]^[2] Evidence of confirmation of Simeon according to Hrushevsky is mentioned in a palinode of Zachary Kopystensky.^[2] With this confirmation also was restored so called "modus vivendi".^[2]

The tenure of Simeon was challenged by the anti-Eastern Orthodox sentiments of the King of Poland Casimir IV Jagiellon and the 1482 plundering of Kiev by the Crimean Khan Mengli Giray,^[1] an ally of the Grand Prince Ivan III of Moscow.

Preceded by

Misail Pstruch

Metropolitan of Kiev, Galicia and all Rus'
1481–1488

Succeeded by

Jonah Hlezna

Notes

^ 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

^ ^a ^b Symeon, Metropolitan. Encyclopedia of Ukraine.
^ ^a ^b ^c Hrushevsky, M. Hierarchal relations (ЄРАРХІЧНІ ВІДНОСИНИ). History of Ukraine-Rus.

Metropolitans of Kyiv

Metropolis of Kiev and all Rus'
(episcopal see in Kyiv, 988–1281)

(Michael and Leontius)
Theophylact
John
Teopempt
Ephraim
George
John II
John III
Nicholas
Nikephoros
Nikita
Michael II
Costantine
Teodor
John IV
Costantine II
John V
Nikephoros II
Matthew
Сyril
Joseph
Kirill II

Partition of the metropolis
(1283–1378)

Metropolis of Kiev and all Rus' (episcopal see in Moscow)	Maximus Peter Theognostus Alexius Cyprian (As "Metropolitan of Kiev, Russia and Lithuania")
Metropolis of Halych (episcopal see in Halych)	Niphont Gabriel Theodore Antoniy
Metropolis of Lithuania (episcopal see in Navahrudak)	Theophilus Roman (merged metropolises of Lithuania and Halych)

Reunited Metropolis
(episcopal see in Moscow, 1378–1441)

Cyprian
Photius
Gerasimus
Isidore

Metropolis of Kiev, Galicia and all Rus'
(1441 - 1596)

Gregory^b
Spyridon
Simeon
Jonah
Macarius
Joseph
Jonah II
Joseph II
Joseph III
Macarius II
Sylvester
Jonah III
Elias
Onesiphorus
Michael^b

Metropolis of Kiev, Galicia and all Rus'
(1620–1686)

Russian occupation

Sede vacante (1685–1989)

Ukrainian Orthodox Church

Autocephalous	Mstyslav I Demetrius I Methodius I Macarius III
Kyiv Patriarchate	Volodymyr I Philaretos I
Unified	Epiphanius I

^c Recognised by Rome alone; ^b Recognised by both Rome and Constantinople

v t e Eastern Orthodox Bishops of Polotsk (Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople)
Bishops	Mina Elias Kosma the Greek Dionysius Nicholas the Greek Callista I Volodymer Nicholas Alexis Simeon I Jacob Gregorius I
Archbishops	Theodosius the Greek Photious Simeon II
Archbishops of Polotsk and Vitebsk	Callista II Simeon III Jonah Lucas Euphemius Okushkovich-Bossky Simeon IV Joseph the Ruthenian Cyprian I Nathaniel I
Archbishops of Polotsk, Vitebsk and Mstislav	Misail Simeon V Herman Lytavar-Khrebtovich Gerasimus Korsak Gregorius Volovich Arsenious Shyshka Tryphon Stupishyn Varsonophiy the Vlach Athanasius Paletsky Anthony Theophanes Rpinsky Cyprian II Athanasius Terletsky Nathaniel Selitsky-Belitsky Gregorius Zahorsky Meletius Smotrytsky Joasaph Sylvester Kosiv (temp) Joachim Diakonovich
Bishop of Polotsk and Vitebsk	Callista Dorofeyevich-Ritoraisky