Roman Catholic Diocese of Grodno

Roman Catholic Diocese of Grodno
Diocese of Grodno
Dioecesis Grodnensis
Location
Country Belarus
Metropolitan Minsk-Mohilev
Statistics
Area 25,000 km2 (9,700 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
1,010,000
630,000 (62.4%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral св. Францішка Ксаверыя
(Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier)
Current leadership
Bishop Aleksander Kaszkiewicz
Map

Location of Diocese of Grodno in Belarus

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Grodno (Latin: Grodnen(sis) Latinorum, Belarusian: Гродзенская дыяцэзія) is an diocese located in the city of Hrodna in the Ecclesiastical province of Minsk-Mohilev in Belarus.

Contents

History

  • 13 April 1991: Established as Diocese of Grodno

Leadership

  • Bishops of Grodno (Roman rite)
    • Aleksander Kaszkiewicz (Аляксандр Кашкевіч) (since 13 Apr 1991)

See also

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