Archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Archdiocese of Minsk-Mahilyow
*Archidioecesis Minscensis Latinorum-Mohiloviensis Latinorum*
Statistics
Country:	Belarus
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area:	69,800 km²
Cathedral:	Архікатэдральны касцёл Імя Найсвяцейшай Панны Марыі (Cathedral of the Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary) in Minsk
Co-cathedral:	Архікатэдра Імя Найсвяцейшай Панны Марыі in Mohilev (Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin and St. Anthony)
Ordinaries
Bishop:	Tadevush Kandrusievich
Auxiliary Bishop:	Antoni Dziemianko

The Archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev (Latin: Minscen(sis) Latinorum-Mohilovien(sis) Latinorum, Belarusian : Мінска-Магілёўская архідыяцэзія) is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in the cities of Minsk and Mahilyow in Belarus.

1 History
2 Special Churches
3 Leadership
4 Suffragan Dioceses
5 See also
6 Source

[edit] History

August 9, 1798: Established as Diocese of Minsk from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mahilyow
April 13, 1991: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Minsk – Mahilyow

[edit] Special Churches

Архікатэдральны касцёл Імя Найсвяцейшай Панны Марыі
(Cathedral of the Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary)

Minor Basillicas:
- BVM Assumption, Budslau

[edit] Leadership

Archbishops of Minsk-Maholyow (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Tadevush Kandrusievich (since 2007.09.21)
- Bishop Antoni Dziemianko (Антонi Дзям’янка) (Apostolic Administrator 2006.06.14 – 2007.09.21)
- Cardinal Kazimierz Świątek (Казімір Свёнтэк) (1991.04.13 – 2006.06.14)
Bishops of Minsk (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz (Apostolic Administrator 1989.05.10 – 1991.04.13)
- Bishop Boļeslavs Sloskāns (Apostolic Administrator 1926.08.13 – 1981.04.18)
- Bishop Sigismondo Lozinski (1917.11.02 – 1925.10.28)
- Bishop Jakub Ignacy Dederko, S.J. (1798 – 1829.02.13)