Roman Catholic Diocese of Vitebsk
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Vitebsk (Latin: Vitebscen(sis), Belarusian: Віцебская) is a diocese located in the city of Vitebsk in the Ecclesiastical province of Minsk-Mohilev in Belarus.
Diocese of Vitebsk Dioecesis Vitebscensis Віцебскай дыяцэзіі | |
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| 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 |
| Bishops emeritus | Wladyslaw Blin |
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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)
See also
- Roman Catholicism in Belarus
Sources
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