Metropolitan of Kiev from 1241 to 1245
Peter Akerovich [ a] Metropolitan of Kiev from 1241 to 1245.
Life
He was born into a boyar family. He became hegumen of the Saint Saviour Monastery in Berestovo , and from 1240, an Orthodox bishop .
Akerovich participated in the First Council of Lyon in 1245, where he informed the Catholic West of the Tatar threat. He was employed by Grand Prince Michael of Chernigov in diplomatic service.
Nothing is known of Akerovich after 1246.
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Metropolis of Kiev and all Rus' Partition of the metropolis
Metropolis of Kiev and all Rus'(episcopal seat in Moscow ) Metropolis of Halych
Niphont (1303–1305)
sede vacante Gabriel (1326–1329)
Theodore (1337–1347)
Antoniy (1370–1391) (Metropolitan of those Halych eparchies within Poland) Metropolis of Lithuania Metropolis of Lithuania-Volhynia
Roman (1355–1362) (merged metropolises of Lithuania and Halych)
Administered by Alexius (1362–1378)
Metropolis disestablished. Territory reunited to the Metropolis of Kiev and all Rus'
Gregory Tsamblak (1414–1420 in pretense)u
Reunited Metropolis
Cyprian (restored 12 February 1378–1406)Photius (1408–1431)Gerasimus (1431–1437)
Isidore (1437–1441) Later, as the uniate Metropolitan (1441–1458)b Parallel successions
Parallel successions
Metropolis today c Recognised by Rome alone; b Recognised by both Rome and Constantinople; u Not recognised by Constantinople
