Diocese of Grodno
| Diocese of Grodno Dioecesis Grodnensis Гродзенскай дыяцэзіі | |
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| Cathedral Basilica of St Francis Xavier
Cathedral Basilica of St Francis Xavier
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| Location | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Ecclesiastical province | Minsk-Mohilev |
| Metropolitan | Minsk-Mohilev |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 25,000 km2 (9,700 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2013) 1,058,346 582,540 (55%) |
| Information | |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | св. Францішка Ксаверыя (Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis Xavier) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Aleksander Kaszkiewicz |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz |
| Map | |
| Location of Diocese of Grodno in Belarus | |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Diocese of Grodno (Latin: Grodnen(sis) Latinorum, Belarusian: Гродзенская дыяцэзія, romanized: Hrodzienskaja dyjacezija, Polish: Diecezja grodzieńska) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Grodno in the ecclesiastical province of Minsk-Mohilev in Belarus.
History
On 13 April 1991, the Diocese of Grodno was established from the Archdiocese of Vilnius.
In 1994, the diocesan Caritas organisation (Belarusian: Карытас Гродзенскай дыяцэзіі) was registered with the State, although it had been operational since 1990.[1]
Leadership
- Bishops of Grodno (Roman rite)
- Aleksander Kaszkiewicz (Аляксандр Кашкевіч) (since 13 Apr 1991)
Churches
- Church of Saint Anthony of Padua (Dwarec) in Dwarec[2]
- Church of Saint Wenceslaus in Vawkavysk
- Church of the Assumption in Dzyatlava
See also
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Diocese of Grodno is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[3]
- Religious territory: ecclesiastical province of Minsk-Maguilov
- Part of: ecclesiastical province of Minsk-Maguilov
External links
References
- Back to citation "Карытас Гродзенскай дыяцэзіі: асноўныя кірункі дзейнасці". grodnensis.by (in Belarusian). 28 September 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- Back to citation "Дварэц — парафія Божага Цела" [Dvarec — Corpus Christi Church] (in Belarusian). Catholic.by. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
- Back to citation Roman Catholic Diocese of Grodno, official website