▁King ▁John ▁III ▁Sob ies ki ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁November ▁ 1 6 7 8 ▁and ▁shortly ▁later ▁he ▁was ▁consec r ated ▁a ▁bishop ▁by ▁Metropolitan ▁K yp rian ▁Z och ov sky j . ▁In ▁ 1 6 7 9 ▁Z al ens ky j ▁became ▁the ▁tit ular ▁bishop ▁of ▁Vol od ym yr - B rest , ▁with ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Pro t oth ron ius ▁( first ▁after ▁the ▁Metropolitan ). ▁ ▁When ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 6 9 3 ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁K yp rian ▁Z och ov sky j ▁died ▁without ▁a ▁co adj utor , ▁Z al ens ky j ▁was ▁chosen ▁to ▁tempor arily ▁lead ▁the ▁Church ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁Pro t oth ron ius . ▁A ▁few ▁months ▁later , ▁in ▁ 1 6 9 4 , ▁the ▁Greek - C atholic ▁b ish ops ▁met ▁in ▁Wars aw ▁and ▁elected ▁him ▁as ▁new ▁Metropolitan . ▁His ▁election ▁was ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁king ▁and ▁finally ▁by ▁Pope ▁In noc ent ▁XII ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁September ▁ 1 6 9 5 . ▁ ▁Z al ens ky j ▁was ▁a ▁firm ▁supp orter ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁of ▁Br est , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁reign ▁he ▁obtained ▁an ▁en larg ement ▁of ▁his ▁Church , ▁with ▁the ▁ad hes ion ▁to ▁the ▁Union ▁of ▁the ▁Ar che par chy ▁of ▁L viv ▁on ▁ 9 ▁June ▁ 1 7 0 0 ▁( the ▁e par ch ▁of ▁L viv