Roman Catholic Diocese of Grodno
Diocese of Grodno Dioecesis Grodnensis Гродзенскай дыяцэзіі | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Belarus |
| Ecclesiastical province | Minsk-Mohilev |
| Metropolitan | Minsk-Mohilev |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 25,000 km2 (9,700 sq mi) |
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| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | св. Францішка Ксаверыя (Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis Xavier) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Aleksander Kaszkiewicz |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz |
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 Location of Diocese of Grodno in Belarus | |
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The Diocese of Grodno (Latin: Grodnen(sis) Latinorum, Belarusian: Гродзенская дыяцэзія, romanized: Hrodzienskaja dyjacezija, Polish: Diecezja grodzieńska) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Grodno in the ecclesiastical province of Minsk-Mohilev in Belarus.
History
On 13 April 1991, the Diocese Diocese of Grodno was established.
In 1994, the diocesan Caritas organisation (Belarusian: Карытас Гродзенскай дыяцэзіі) was registered with the State, although it had been operational since 1990.[1]
Leadership
- Bishops of Grodno (Roman rite)
- Aleksander Kaszkiewicz (Аляксандр Кашкевіч) (since 13 Apr 1991)
Churches
- Church of Saint Anthony of Padua (Dwarec) in Dwarec[2]
- Church of Saint Wenceslaus in Vawkavysk
- Church of the Assumption in Dzyatlava
See also
References
- ^ "Карытас Гродзенскай дыяцэзіі: асноўныя кірункі дзейнасці". grodnensis.by (in Belarusian). 28 September 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ "Дварэц — парафія Божага Цела" [Dvarec — Corpus Christi Church] (in Belarusian). Catholic.by. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
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