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
(as of 2014)
1,431,800
172,000 (12%)
Information
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral of the Merciful Jesus, Vitebsk
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopAleh Butkevich
Metropolitan ArchbishopTadeusz Kondrusiewicz
Bishops emeritusWladyslaw Blin
Map
Location of Diocese of Vitebsk in Belarus

The Diocese of Vitebsk (Latin: Vitebscen(sis), Belarusian: Віцебская) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church 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)
    • Aleh Butkevich (Алег Буткевіч) (since 29 Nov 2013)

Churches

See also

References

  1. "Слабодка — парафія Божага Провіду" (in Belarusian). Catholic.by. Archived from the original on 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  2. "Касцёлу Божага Цела ў Іказні 100 гадоў. Гісторыя святыні" (in Russian). Catholic.by. Retrieved 2022-03-04.

Sources

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


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