Roman Catholic Diocese of Pinsk
| Diocese of Pinsk Dioecesis Pinskensis Latinorum Пінскай дыяцэзіі | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Ecclesiastical province | Minsk-Mohilev |
| Metropolitan | Minsk-Mohilev |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 72,700 km2 (28,100 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 3,110,000 50,000 (1.6%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral |
Унебаўзяцця Найсвяцейшай Панны Марыі (Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Antoni Dziemianko |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Kazimierz Wielikosielec, O.P. |
| Map | |
 Location of Diocese of Pinsk in Belarus | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pinsk (Latin: Pinsken(sis) Latinorum, Belarusian: Пінская) is a diocese located in the city of Pinsk in the Ecclesiastical province of Minsk-Mohilev in Belarus.
History
- 28 October 1925: Established as Diocese of Pinsk
Leadership
- Bishops of Pinsk (Roman rite)
- Bishop Zygmunt Łoziński (1925.10.28 – 1932.03.26)
- Bishop Kazimierz Bukraba (1932.07.10 – 1946.05.06)
- Bishop Władysław Jędruszuk (Apostolic Administrator 1967.02.16 – 1991.06.05)
- Cardinal Kazimierz Świątek (Казімір Свёнтэк) (Apostolic Administrator 1991.04.13 - 2011.06.30)
- Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz (Apostolic Administrator since 2011.06.30 - 2012.06.16)
- Bishop Antoni Dziemianko (2012.06.16 - present)
See also
Source
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