Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Białystok

Archdiocese of Białystok Archidioecesis Bialostocensis Archidiecezja Białostocka
Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption
Location
Country	Poland
Metropolitan	Białystok
Statistics
Area	5,550 km^2 (2,140 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2012) 432,298 357,703 (82.7%)
Parishes	114
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	5 June 1991
Cathedral	Archikatedra Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny (Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Edward Ozorowski
Suffragans	Diocese of Drohiczyn, Diocese of Łomża
Auxiliary Bishops	Henryk Ciereszko
Vicar General	Henryk Ciereszko
Emeritus Bishops	Stanisław Szymecki
Website
Website of the Diocese

Edward Ozorowski, Archbishop of Białystok

The Archdiocese of Białystok (Latin: Bialostocen(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Białystok in Poland. About 82,7% of the population is Roman Catholic, however only 43,2% are active members.

History

• June 5, 1991: Established as Diocese of Białystok from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Vilnius in Lithuania
• March 25, 1992: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Białystok

Special churches

• Minor Basilica:
  • Bazylika Ofiarowania Najświętszej Marii Panny
    (Basilica of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary)

Leadership

• Bishops of Białystok (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Edward Kisiel (1991.06.05 – 1992.03.25)
• Archbishops of Białystok (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Edward Kisiel (1992.03.25 – 1993.05.15)
  • Archbishop Stanisław Szymecki (1993.05.15 – 2000.11.16)
  • Archbishop Wojciech Ziemba (2000.11.16 – 2006.05.30)
  • Archbishop Edward Ozorowski (since 2006.10.20)

Suffragan dioceses

• Drohiczyn
• Łomża

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Poland
• List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Poland

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website

Coordinates: 53°7′59.23″N 23°9′51.08″E / 53.1331194°N 23.1641889°E