Diocese of Hrodna
| Diocese of Hrodna | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Belarus |
| Ecclesiastical province | Minsk-Mahiljou |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Minsk-Mahiljou |
| Diocesan bishop | Aleksander Kaszkiewicz |
| Auxiliary bishop | Iossif Staneuski |
| Vicar General | Michał Sopata |
| founding | 1991 |
| surface | 25,000 km² |
| Dean's offices | 16 (2009) |
| Parishes | 195 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,052,800 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 573,215 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 54.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 160 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 51 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,717 |
| Friars | 51 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 120 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Belarusian Russian |
| cathedral | Francis Xavier Cathedral |
| address | Pl.Sovietskaja 4, 230025 Grodno, Belarus |
| Website | http://grodnensis.by |
The Roman Catholic diocese of Hrodna ( Latin Dioecesis Grodnensis , Belarusian Гродзенская дыяцэзія Hrodsenskaja dyjazesija ) located in Belarus was established on April 13, 1991 and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Minsk-Mahiljou as a suffragan . The seat of the diocese is Hrodna .
The diocese had had an auxiliary bishop since 1991 , but he moved to the Archdiocese of Minsk-Mahiljou on December 14, 2004. Aleksander Kaszkiewicz has been the bishop since 1991 .
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Hrodna (Belarusian)
- Entry on the Diocese of Hrodna on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Description on gcatholic.org (English)
