Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Minsk–Mohilev
Appearance
Archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev Archidioecesis Minscensis Latinorum-Mohiloviensis Latinorum Мінска-Магілёўская архідыяцэзія | |
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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 | Архікатэдральны касцёл Імя Найсвяцейшай Панны Марыі (Cathedral of the Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary) in Minsk |
Co-cathedral | Архікатэдра Імя Найсвяцейшай Панны Марыі (Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin and St. Anthony) in Mogilev |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz |
Auxiliary Bishops | Juri Kasabutski Aliaksandr Yasheuski |
Map | |
Location of Archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev in Belarus |
The Archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev (Template:Lang-la, Template:Lang-be) 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
Leadership
- Archbishops of Minsk-Mohilev (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz (since 2007.09.21)
- Bishop Antoni Dziemianko (Антонi Дзям’янка) (Apostolic Administrator 2006.06.14 – 2007.09.21)
- Cardinal Kazimierz Świątek (Казімір Свёнтэк) (1991.04.13 – 2006.06.14)
- Bishops of Minsk (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz (Apostolic Administrator 1989.05.10 – 1991.04.13)
- Bishop Boļeslavs Sloskāns (Apostolic Administrator 1926.08.13 – 1981.04.18)
- Bishop Zygmunt Łoziński (1917.11.02 – 1925.10.28)
- Bishop Jakub Ignacy Dederko, S.J. (1798 – 1829.02.13)
Suffragan dioceses
See also
Notes
External links
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