Roman Catholic Diocese of Drohiczyn
Roman Catholic diocese in Poland
Diocese of Drohiczyn Dioecesis Drohiczinensis | |
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Holy Trinity Cathedral in Drohiczyn | |
Location | |
Country | Poland |
Metropolitan | Białystok |
Statistics | |
Area | 8,000 km2 (3,100 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 235,100 177,100 (75.3%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 5 June 1991 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity |
Co-cathedral | Co-Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Piotr Sawczuk |
Bishops emeritus | Antoni Pacyfik Dydycz, OFMCap Tadeusz Pikus |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Diocese of Drohiczyn (Latin: Dioecesis Drohiczinensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Drohiczyn in the ecclesiastical province of Białystok in Poland.
History
- June 5, 1991: Established as Diocese of Drohiczyn from the Diocese of Pinsk in Belarus
Special churches
- Cathedral:
- Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity
- Co-Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
- Minor Basilicas:
- Basilica of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Nicholas
- Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Leadership
Bishops of Drohiczyn
- Bishop Władysław Jędruszuk (1991.06.05 – 1994.05.25)
- Bishop Antoni Pacyfik Dydycz, OFMCap (1994.06.20 – 2014.03.29)
- Bishop Tadeusz Pikus (2014.05.25 – 2019.07.20)
- Bishop Piotr Sawczuk (from 2019.07.20)
See also
Sources
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Diocese website
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