Diocese of Lutsk
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Diocese of Lutsk
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| Country | Ukraine |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Lviv |
| Diocesan bishop | Vitaly Skomarovsky |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Marcjan Trofimiak |
| surface | 40,300 km² |
| Parishes | 36 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Residents | 2,213,000 (December 31, 2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Catholics | 28,450 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| proportion of | 1.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 15 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Religious priest | 5 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,423 |
| Friars | 6 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Religious sisters | 9 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Ukrainian |
| cathedral | St. Peter and Paul |
| address | vul. Katedralna 17 43016 Lutsk Ukraina Tel .: +38 3322 74659 |
| Website | http://www.rkc.lviv.ua/Cx4.php?L |
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The Diocese of Lutsk ( Latin Dioecesis Luceoriensis , Ukrainian Луцька дієцезія ) is a Roman Catholic diocese in northwestern Ukraine . The parish today includes the Volyn and Rivne oblasts .
Peter and Paul Cathedral in Lutsk (Easter 2007)
history
- 1225: First Dominicans settle in Lutsk.
- 1375: Establishment of the Volodymyr diocese .
- 1428: Lutsk became the seat of the bishop.
- 1539: construction of the cathedral begins.
- 1798: Union with the Zhytomyr diocese .
- 1925: Separation of the former Zhytomir diocese.
See also
- List of the bishops of Lutsk
- Roman Catholic Church in Ukraine
- List of Roman Catholic Dioceses
- City of Lutsk
Web links
- Entry for the Diocese of Lutsk on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Official site (English)
- Diocese of Lutsk, Zhytomyr, Kamyanets in Catholic encyclopedia (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Włodzimierz . In: Filip Sulimierski, Władysław Walewski (eds.): Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich . tape 14 : Vorovo – Żyżyn . Walewskiego, Warsaw 1895, p. 170 (Polish, edu.pl ).
- ↑ Łuck . In: Filip Sulimierski, Władysław Walewski (eds.): Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich . tape 5 : Kutowa Wola – Malczyce . Walewskiego, Warsaw 1884, p. 779 (Polish, edu.pl ).
