Roman Catholic Diocese of Drohiczyn
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| Diocese of Drohiczyn Dioecesis Drohiczinensis |
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| Location | |
| Country | Poland |
| Metropolitan | Białystok |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,000 km2 (3,100 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 295,000 210,000 (71.2%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Katedra pw. Trójcy Przenajświętszej (Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity) |
| Co-cathedral | Konkatedra pw. Niepokalanego Serca NMP in Sokołów Podlaski (Co-Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Antoni Pacyfik Dydycz, O.F.M. Cap. |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Drohiczyn (Latin: Drohiczinen(sis)) is an diocese located in the city of Drohiczyn in the Ecclesiastical province of Białystok in Poland.
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History [edit]
- June 5, 1991: Established as Diocese of Drohiczyn from the Diocese of Pinsk in Belarus
Special churches [edit]
- Minor Basilicas:
- Bazylika pw. Narodzenia Najświętszej Maryi Panny i św. Mikołaja, Bielsk Podlaski
(Basilica of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Nicholas) - Bazylika Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny, Węgrów
(Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
- Bazylika pw. Narodzenia Najświętszej Maryi Panny i św. Mikołaja, Bielsk Podlaski
Leadership [edit]
- Bishops of Drohiczyn (Roman rite)
- Bishop Wladyslaw Jedruszuk (1991.06.05 – 1994.05.25)
- Bishop Antoni Pacyfik Dydycz, O.F.M. Cap. (since 1994.06.20)
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