Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev

Archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev
Archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev; Archidioecesis Minscensis Latinorum-Mohiloviensis Latinorum; Мінска-Магілёўская архідыяцэзія
	Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Minsk
Location
Country	Belarus
Ecclesiastical province	Minsk-Mohilev
Statistics
Area	69,800 km2 (26,900 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2013); 4,709,000; 610,000 (13%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Архікатэдральны касцёл Імя; Найсвяцейшай Панны Марыі ; (Cathedral of the Holy Name ; of the Blessed Virgin Mary) in Minsk
Co-cathedral	Архікатэдра Імя Найсвяцейшай Панны Марыі ; (Cathedral of the Assumption ; of the Blessed Virgin and St. Anthony) in Mogilev
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz
Auxiliary Bishops	Juri Kasabutski; Aliaksandr Yasheuski
Map
	; Location of Archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev in Belarus

The Archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev (Latin: Minscen(sis) Latinorum-Mohilovien(sis) Latinorum, Belarusian: Мінска-Магілёўская архідыяцэзія) is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in the cities of Minsk and Mogilev in Belarus.

History

9 August 1798: Established as Diocese of Minsk from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mohilev
13 April 1991: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Minsk – Mohilev

Special churches

Minor Basilicas:
- National Sanctuary of the Mother of God of Budslau,^[1] Budslau

Leadership

Archbishops of Minsk-Mohilev (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz (since 2007.09.21)
- Bishop Antoni Dziemianko (Антонi Дзям’янка) (Apostolic Administrator 2006.06.14 – 2007.09.21)
- Cardinal Kazimierz Świątek (Казімір Свёнтэк) (1991.04.13 – 2006.06.14)
Bishops of Minsk (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz (Apostolic Administrator 1989.05.10 – 1991.04.13)
- Bishop Boļeslavs Sloskāns (Apostolic Administrator 1926.08.13 – 1981.04.18)
- Bishop Zygmunt Łoziński (1917.11.02 – 1925.10.28)
- Bishop Jakub Ignacy Dederko, S.J. (1798 – 1829.02.13)

Suffragan dioceses

Notes

↑ Official Website of the National Sanctuary of the Mother of God of Budslau

External links

Coordinates: 53°54′12″N 27°33′17″E / 53.9032°N 27.5547°E / 53.9032; 27.5547

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[1] Official Website of the National Sanctuary of the Mother of God of Budslau