Roman Catholic Diocese of Vitebsk

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Diocese of Vitebsk

Dioecesis Vitebscensis

Віцебскай дыяцэзіі
Location
CountryBelarus
Ecclesiastical provinceMinsk-Mohilev
MetropolitanMinsk-Mohilev
Statistics
Area40,000 km2 (15,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2014)
1,431,800
172,000 (12%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral of the Merciful Jesus, Vitebsk
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Bishop
Metropolitan ArchbishopTadeusz Kondrusiewicz
Bishops emeritusWladyslaw Blin
Map
Location of Diocese of Vitebsk in Belarus

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Vitebsk (Latin: Vitebscen(sis), Belarusian: Віцебская) is a diocese located in the city of Vitebsk in the Ecclesiastical province of Minsk-Mohilev in Belarus.

History[]

  • 13 October 1999: Established as Diocese of Vitebsk from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Minsk – Mohilev

Leadership[]

  • Bishops of Vitebsk (Roman rite)
    • Wladyslaw Blin (Уладзіслаў БЛІН) (since 13 Oct 1999)
    • (Алег Буткевіч) (since 29 Nov 2013)

See also[]

  • Roman Catholicism in Belarus

Sources[]

Coordinates: 55°09′48″N 30°12′55″E / 55.1632°N 30.2154°E / 55.1632; 30.2154


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