Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Minsk–Mohilev
Archdiocese of Minsk–Mohilev Archidioecesis Minscensis–Mohiloviensis Latinorum Мінска–Магілёўская архідыяцэзія | |
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![]() 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 (including non-members) | (as of 2013) 4,709,000 610,000 (13%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman 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 | |
Auxiliary Bishops | |
Bishops emeritus | Tadevuš Kandrusievič |
Map | |
![]() Location of the Archdiocese of Minsk–Mohilev in Belarus |
The Archdiocese of Minsk–Mohilev (Belarusian: Мінска–Магілёўская архідыяцэзія) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church covering the cities of Minsk and Mogilev in Belarus. It is a metropolitan see with three suffragan dioceses.
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
- Archbishop (14 Sep 2021 – present)
- Archbishop Tadevuš Kandrusievič (21 Sep 2007 – 3 Jan 2021)
- Bishop (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
- 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 , S.J. (1798 – 13 Feb 1829)
Suffragan dioceses[]
See also[]
- Roman Catholicism in Belarus
Notes[]
External links[]
Coordinates: 53°54′12″N 27°33′17″E / 53.9032°N 27.5547°E
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Belarus
- Religious organizations established in 1798
- Organizations based in Minsk
- History of Minsk
- Belarus stubs
- European Roman Catholic diocese stubs