Diocese of Vitebsk

Diocese of Vitebsk

Dioecesis Vitebscensis

Віцебскай дыяцэзіі
Location
CountryBelarus
Ecclesiastical provinceMinsk-Mohilev
MetropolitanMinsk-Mohilev
Statistics
Area40,000 km2 (15,000 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2014)
  • 1,431,800
  • 172,000 (12%)
Information
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral of the Merciful Jesus, Vitebsk
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopAleh Butkevich
Metropolitan ArchbishopTadeusz Kondrusiewicz
Bishops emeritusWladyslaw Blin
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The Diocese of Vitebsk (Latin: Vitebscen(sis), Belarusian: Віцебская) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Vitebsk in the ecclesiastical province of Minsk-Mohilev in Belarus.

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