Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Minsk–Mohilev

The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Minsk–Mohilev (Belarusian: Мінска–Магілёўская архідыяцэзія Мітрапаліт, romanized: Minska-Mahilowskaja archidyjacesija Mitrapalit) 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 Diocese of Vilnius and the Diocese of Lutsk, suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mohilev
• 1869-1882: territory of Minsk administrated by the Bishop of Vilnius, Adam Stanisław Krasiński
• 1882-1917: territory administrated by the Archbishops of Mohilev.
• 13 April 1991: elevated to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Minsk – Mohilev for the union with the Archdiocese of Mohilev
• 1991: establishment of the diocesan Caritas (Belarusian: Карытас Мінска-Магілёўскай архідыяцэзіі^[1]

Special churches

• Minor Basilicas:
• Church of Saint Barbara in Zamoscie
• Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Mstsislaw

Leadership

• Archbishops of Minsk-Mohilev:
• Bishops of Minsk: Archbishop Tadevuš Kandrusievič (Apostolic Administrator 10 May 1989 – 13 April 1991); Bishop Boļeslavs Sloskāns (Apostolic Administrator 13 August 1926 – 18 April 1981); Bishop Zygmunt Łoziński (2 November 1917 – 28 October 1925)

For the Bishops of Minsk between 1798 and 1869 see Roman Catholic Diocese of Minsk.

For the Archbishops of Mohilev see Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mohilev.

Suffragan dioceses

• Grodno
• Pinsk
• Vitebsk