Paul II (Lebedev) of Kazan
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His Eminence Pavel II (Lebedev) of Kazan was a hierarch of the Church of Russia during the nineteenth century. Successively, he was in turn the ruling bishop of Kishniece and Khotin, Exarch of Georgia, and Archbishop of Kazan.
Life
Little is known of the life of Abp. Pavel. In 1871, he was assigned as the ruling hierarch in Bessarabia, of the Diocese of Kishniece and Khotin, where he initiated a campaign of Russification of the local Orthodox population. In 1882, he was transferred to Georgia as the Exarch of Georgia. In 1887, he was transferred to the Eparchy of Kazan and Sviyazhsk, trading positions with Abp. Pallady (Raev-Pisarev) as ruling hierarchs. He remained with the Kazan see until 1892.
The date of his repose is unknown.
| Paul II (Lebedev) of Kazan | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by: Anton (Shokotov) |
Bishop of Kishniece and Khotin 1871-1882 |
Succeeded by: Sergei (Lapidevsky) |
| Preceded by: ? |
Exarch of Georgia 1882-1887 |
Succeeded by: Pallady (Raev-Pisarev) |
| Preceded by: Pallady (Raev-Pisarev) |
Archbishop of Kazan 1887-1892 |
Succeeded by: Vladimir II (Petrov) |
