List of Metropolitans and Patriarchs of Ukraine
| Metropolitan of Kiev | |
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| Residence | Saint Sophia's Cathedral |
| Seat | Kiev, Ruthenia |
| Appointer | Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople |
| Formation | 988 |
| First holder | Michael I |
| Final holder | Maximus |
| Abolished | 1299 |
| Succession | Metropolitan of Kiev and Moscow (Vladimir) |
| Metropolitan of Kiev, Moscow (Vladimir) and all Russia | |
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| Seat | Moscow, Grand Duchy of Moscow |
| Appointer | Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople |
| Precursor | Metropolitan of Kiev |
| Formation | 1299 |
| First holder | Maximus |
| Final holder | Isidore |
| Abolished | 1441 |
| Succession | Metropolitan of Kiev, Galicia Patriarch (Metropolitan) of Moscow and all Russia |
| Metropolitan of Kiev, Galicia and all Russia | |
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| Seat | Vilnius, Grand Duchy of Lithuania |
| Appointer | Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople |
| Precursor |
Metropolitan of Halych (Lithuania) Metropolitan of Kiev, Moscow and all Russia |
| Formation | 1458 |
| First holder | Gregory |
| Final holder | Michael |
| Abolished | 1595 |
| Succession |
Ruthenian Uniate Church Metropolitan of Kiev, Galicia and all Russia |
| Metropolitan (Archbishop) of Kiev, Galicia (and all Little Russia) | |
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| Seat | Kiev, Kiev Governorate (Cossack Hetmanate) |
| Appointer | Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia |
| Precursor | Metropolitan of Kiev, Galicia and all Russia, Exarch of Ukraine |
| Formation | 1685 |
| First holder | Gedeon |
| Final holder | Anthony |
| Abolished | 1919 |
| Succession | Metropolitan of Kiev, Galicia, Exarch of Ukraine Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church |
| Metropolitan of Kiev and all Ukraine (Metropolitans of Kiev and Galicia, Exarch of Ukraine) | |
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| Seat | Kiev, Ukraine (Ukrainian SSR) |
| Appointer | Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia |
| Precursor | Metropolitan of Kiev, Galicia and all Russia, Exarch of Ukraine |
| Formation | 1921 |
| First holder | Michael |
This list contains the names of all the Eastern Orthodox hierarchs whose title contains a reference to the city of Kiev, arranged chronologically and grouped as per the jurisdictions, some of them unrecognised.
The history of the Russian (Ruthenian) Orthodox Church is usually traced to the Baptism of Rus' at Kiev, the date of which is commonly given as 988; however, the evidence surrounding this event is contested (see Christianisation of Kievan Rus').
It is not certainly known when exactly the Metropolis of Kiev was established. Since the foundation of the church its hierarch held a title Metropolitan of Kiev and all Russia with his episcopal see located in the city of Kiev (or possibly Tmutarakan). The church was created as part of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. There is an evidence that the first bishop might have been dispatched to Kiev in 864 by the Patriarch of Constantinople Photios I before the official Christianization of 988. It happened after Kiev was captured by Varangians in 860. It is also apparent that Prince of Kiev Askold might have been baptized due to the fact that there exist the Saint Nicholas Church at the Askold's Grave. During a rule of Prince Igor of Kiev, in Kiev existed the Saint Elijah Church, while during signing the 944 treaty with the Greeks some Ruthenians took an oath on the Bible.
The earliest metropolitan bishop whose name is known is Michael of Kiev.
Following Mongol invasion and the 1240 sack of Kiev by Batu Khan communications between Kiev and Constantinople deteriorated. On the demand of the Golden Horde the newly appointed Kirill III of Kiev had to govern from the city of Vladimir, yet the official transfer of the episcopal see did not occur until 1299. Governing the church from Vladimir and later Moscow, hierarchs continued to be called Metropolitan of Kiev and all Russia. Grand Princes of Vladimir and later Moscow were controlling Kiev on the permission of the Khan of the Golden Horde.
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