Diocese of Vitebsk
| Diocese of Vitebsk Dioecesis Vitebscensis Віцебскай дыяцэзіі | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Ecclesiastical province | Minsk-Mohilev |
| Metropolitan | Minsk-Mohilev |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 40,000 km2 (15,000 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2014) 1,431,800 172,000 (12%) |
| Information | |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Merciful Jesus, Vitebsk |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Aleh Butkevich |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz |
| Bishops emeritus | Wladyslaw 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
On 13 October 1999, the Diocese of Vitebsk was established from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev. That same year, the diocesan Caritas (Belarusian: Карытас Віцебскай дыяцэзіі) was set up.[1]
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
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Diocese of Vitebsk is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[4]
External links
References
- Back to citation "Карытас". kascelmery.by (in Belarusian). Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- Back to citation "Слабодка — парафія Божага Провіду" (in Belarusian). Catholic.by. Archived from the original on 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
- Back to citation "Касцёлу Божага Цела ў Іказні 100 гадоў. Гісторыя святыні" (in Russian). Catholic.by. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
- Back to citation Roman Catholic Diocese of Vitebsk, official website