Catholic Church of the Latin Rite in the Kiev Archdeaconry (Kiev Governorate), 1798–1830: Administrative Boundaries and Management

The purpose of the presented article is to describe the process of forming the boundaries of the Kiev archdeaconry (operating within the borders of Kiev Governorate), the formal basis of its existence and the people who administered it. The presented history of the archdeaconry, which existed until 1847, concerns the years 1798–1830. At that time the Catholic Church in Russia enjoyed relative freedom, especially in matters of pastoral care and the education and training of the clergy. It also retained its Polish character.The topic of the text thus boils down to the question: How was the ecclesiastical structure organized in Kyiv Governorate? How were the boundaries of the ecclesiastical administrative-territorial division of Kyiv province formed? What were and how did the subordinate district administrative structures within the Mogilev archdiocese: the Kyiv suffragan and the Kyiv archdeaconry?