Nicholas Duchnowski (; 12 December 1733 – 25 June 1805) was a bishop of the
Ruthenian Uniate Church
The Ruthenian Uniate Church (; ; ; ) was a Catholic particular churches and liturgical rites, particular church of the Catholic Church in the territory of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It was created in 1595/1596 by those clergy of the Ea ...
, Bishop of Suprasl and all unites in
New East Prussia
New East Prussia (; ; ) was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1795 to 1807. It was created out of territory annexed in the Third Partition of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and included parts of Masovia, Podlaskie, Trakai voivod ...
.
After the death of
Theodosius Wislocki, Nicholas Duchnowski was selected
locum tenens
A locum, or locum tenens, is a person who temporarily fulfills the duties of another; the term is especially used for physicians or clergy. For example, a ''locum tenens physician'' is a physician who works in the place of the regular physician. ...
bishop of Suprasl until he was consecrated in 1804.
See also
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Supraśl Orthodox Monastery
The Monastery of the Annunciation in Supraśl (; ; ), also known as the Supraśl Lavra is a monastery in Supraśl in north-eastern Poland in the Podlaskie Voivodeship. Today it belongs to the autocephalous Polish Orthodox Church and is one of six E ...
References
External links
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Nicholas Duchnowski' at the ''catholic-hierarchy.org''
1733 births
1805 deaths
People from Podlaskie Voivodeship
Bishops of the Ruthenian Uniate Church
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