Diocese of Vitebsk
| Diocese of Vitebsk | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Belarus |
| Ecclesiastical province | Minsk-Mahiljou |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Minsk-Mahiljou |
| Diocesan bishop | Aleh Butkevich |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Wladyslaw Blin |
| founding | 1999 |
| surface | 40,100 km² |
| Parishes | 142 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Residents | 1,431,800 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics | 172,000 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| proportion of | 12% |
| Diocesan priest | 64 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious priest | 40 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,654 |
| Friars | 55 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious sisters | 58 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Belarusian Russian |
| cathedral | St. Barbara |
| address | ul.Czkalowa 52 / k.1 m.21, 210032 Vitebsk a / R 133, Belarus |
| Website | http://catholicvitebsk.by/ |
The Diocese of Vitebsk ( Latin Dioecesis Vitebscensis , Belarusian Віцебская дыяцэзія Wizebskaja Dyjazesija ) of the Roman Catholic Church was founded on October 13, 1999 and has its seat in Vitebsk .
See also
Web links
- Official website (Belarusian)
- Entry for the Diocese of Vitebsk on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Description on gcatholic.org (English)
