 As Vicar General Lenkiewicz established relations with ex-Jesuits who wanted to rejoin the Society.He developed apostolic activities in the North, but had to struggle to maintain the Society’s independence in the face of interferences of the local bishop.After the death of two strong supporters of the Society in Russia, the local Governor in 1791, and most especially after the death of Empress Catherina the II of Russia in 1796, Lenkiewicz went through tough times.