Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev

Archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev Archidioecesis Minscensis Latinorum-Mohiloviensis Latinorum Мінска-Магілёўская архідыяцэзія
Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Minsk
Location
Country	Belarus
Ecclesiastical province	Minsk-Mohilev
Statistics
Area	69,800 km² (26,900 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2013) 4,709,000 610,000 (13%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
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 (Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin and St. Anthony) in Mogilev
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz
Auxiliary Bishops	Juri Kasabutski Aliaksandr Yasheuski
Map
Location of Archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev in Belarus

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 Mogilev in Belarus.

History

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

Special churches

Minor Basilicas:
- National Sanctuary of the Mother of God of Budslau,^[1] Budslau

Leadership

Archbishops of Minsk-Mohilev (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz (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 Zygmunt Łoziński (1917.11.02 – 1925.10.28)
- Bishop Jakub Ignacy Dederko, S.J. (1798 – 1829.02.13)

Suffragan dioceses

Notes

↑ Official Website of the National Sanctuary of the Mother of God of Budslau

External links

Coordinates: 53°54′12″N 27°33′17″E / 53.9032°N 27.5547°E / 53.9032; 27.5547

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