Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Minsk–Mohilev

Archdiocese of Minsk–Mohilev Archidioecesis Minscensis–Mohiloviensis Latinorum Мінска–Магілёўская архідыяцэзія
Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Minsk
Location
Country	Belarus
Ecclesiastical province	Minsk–Mohilev
Statistics
Area	69,800 km2 (26,900 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2013) 4,709,000 610,000 (13%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Minsk
Co-cathedral	Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin and St. Anthony, Mohilev
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Sede vacante
Auxiliary Bishops	Juri Kasabutski Aliaksandr Yasheuski
Apostolic Administrator	Kazimierz Wielikosielec
Bishops emeritus	Tadevuš Kandrusievič
Map
Location of the Archdiocese of Minsk–Mohilev in Belarus

The Archdiocese of Minsk–Mohilev (Belarusian: Мінска–Магілёўская архідыяцэзія) is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in the cities of Minsk and Mogilev in Belarus.

History

• 9 August 1798: Established as Diocese of Minsk from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mohilev
• 13 April 1991: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Minsk – Mohilev

Special churches

• Minor Basilicas:
  • National Sanctuary of the Mother of God of Budslau, Budslau

Leadership

• Archbishops of Minsk-Mohilev (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Tadevuš Kandrusievič (21 Sep 2007 – 3 Jan 2021)
  • Bishop Antoni Dziamjanka (Антонi Дзям’янка) (Apostolic Administrator 14 Jun 2006 – 21 Sep 2007)
  • Cardinal Kazimierz Świątek (Казімір Свёнтак) (13 Apr 1991 – 14 Jun 2006)
• Bishops of Minsk (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Tadevuš Kandrusievič (Apostolic Administrator 10 May 1989 – 13 Apr 1991)
  • Bishop Boļeslavs Sloskāns (Apostolic Administrator 13 Aug 1926 – 18 Apr 1981)
  • Bishop Zygmunt Łoziński (2 Nov 1917 – 28 Oct 1925)
  • Bishop Jakub Ignacy Dederko, S.J. (1798 – 13 Feb 1829)

Suffragan dioceses

• Grodno
• Pinsk
• Vitebsk

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Belarus

External links

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy