Roman Catholic 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
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral Cathedral of the Merciful Jesus in Vitebsk
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Aleh Butkevich
Metropolitan Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz
Emeritus Bishops Wladyslaw Blin
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Vitebsk (Latin: Vitebscen(sis), Belarusian: Віцебская) is an diocese 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)

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

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