Roman Catholic Diocese of Drohiczyn
Diocese of Drohiczyn Dioecesis Drohiczinensis | |
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![]() Holy Trinity Cathedral in Drohiczyn | |
Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Metropolitan | Białystok |
Statistics | |
Area | 8,000 km2 (3,100 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2013) 290,000 210,000 (72.4%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 5 June 1991 |
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 | Piotr Sawczuk |
Bishops emeritus | Antoni Pacyfik Dydycz, O.F.M. Cap. Tadeusz Pikus |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Drohiczyn (Latin: Drohiczinen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Drohiczyn in the Ecclesiastical province of Białystok in Poland.
History[]
- June 5, 1991: Established as Diocese of Drohiczyn from the Diocese of Pinsk in Belarus
Special churches[]
- Cathedral:
- Katedra Trójcy Przenajświętszej, Drohiczyn
(Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity) - Konkatedra Niepokalanego Serca NMP, Sokołów Podlaski
(Co-Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary)
- Katedra Trójcy Przenajświętszej, Drohiczyn
- 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[]
Bishops of Drohiczyn (Roman rite)
- Bishop (1991.06.05 – 1994.05.25)
- Bishop Antoni Pacyfik Dydycz, O.F.M. Cap. (1994.06.20 – 2014.03.29)
- Bishop Tadeusz Pikus (2014.05.25 – 2019.07.20)
- Bishop Piotr Sawczuk (from 2019.07.20)
See also[]
- Roman Catholicism in Poland
Sources[]
Coordinates: 52°23′49″N 22°39′34″E / 52.396829°N 22.659441°E
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Poland
- Roman Catholic dioceses established in 1991
- 1991 establishments in Poland
- Poland stubs
- European Roman Catholic diocese stubs