Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Minsk–Mohilev

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Minsk–Mohilev

Archidioecesis Metropolitae Minscensis–Mohiloviensis Latinorum

Мінска–Магілёўская архідыяцэзія Мітрапаліт
Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Minsk
Location
CountryBelarus
Ecclesiastical provinceMinsk–Mohilev
Statistics
Area69,800 km2 (26,900 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2013)
  • 4,709,000
  • 610,000 (13%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralCathedral of the Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Minsk
Co-cathedralCathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin and St. Anthony, Mohilev
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
Metropolitan ArchbishopJosephus Romualdovitsche Stanevskiej
Auxiliary Bishops
  • Juri Kasabutski
  • Aliaksandr Yasheuski
Bishops emeritusTadevuš Kandrusievič
Map
Location of the Archdiocese of Minsk–Mohilev in Belarus
Location of the Archdiocese of Minsk–Mohilev in Belarus

The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Minsk–Mohilev (Belarusian: Мінска–Магілёўская архідыяцэзія Мітрапаліт, romanizedMinska-Mahilowskaja archidyjacesija Mitrapalit) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church covering the cities of Minsk and Mogilev in Belarus. It is a metropolitan see with three suffragan dioceses.

History

  • 9 August 1798: established as Diocese of Minsk from the Diocese of Vilnius and the Diocese of Lutsk, suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mohilev
  • 1869-1882: territory of Minsk administrated by the Bishop of Vilnius Adam Krasinski
  • 1882-1917: territory administrated by the Archbishops of Mohilev.
  • 13 April 1991: elevated to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Minsk – Mohilev for the union with the Archdiocese of Mohilev
  • 1991: establishment of the diocesan Caritas (Belarusian: Карытас Мінска-Магілёўскай архідыяцэзіі[1]

Special churches

  • Minor Basilicas:
    • National Sanctuary of the Mother of God of Budslau,[2] Budslau
  • Church of Saint Barbara in Zamoscie
  • Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Mstsislaw

Leadership

  • Archbishops of Minsk-Mohilev:
    • Archbishop Josephus Romualdovitsche Stanevskiej (14 September 2021 – present)
    • Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz (21 September 2007 – 3 January 2021)
    • Bishop Antoni Dziamjanka (Антонi Дзям'янка) (Apostolic Administrator 14 June 2006 – 21 September 2007)
    • Cardinal Kazimierz Świątek (Казімір Свёнтак) (13 April 1991 – 14 June 2006)
  • Bishops of Minsk:
    • Archbishop Tadevuš Kandrusievič (Apostolic Administrator 10 May 1989 – 13 April 1991)
    • Bishop Boļeslavs Sloskāns (Apostolic Administrator 13 August 1926 – 18 April 1981)
    • Bishop Zygmunt Łoziński (2 November 1917 – 28 October 1925)

For the Bishops of Minsk between 1798 and 1869 see Roman Catholic Diocese of Minsk.

For the Archbishops of Mohilev see Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mohilev.

Suffragan dioceses

  • Grodno
  • Pinsk
  • Vitebsk

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Карытас Мінска-Магілёўскай архідыяцэзіі". caritas.by (in Belarusian). Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  2. ^ Official Website of the National Sanctuary of the Mother of God of Budslau

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