The Cathedral of the Merciful Jesus ( be, Катэдральны сабор Ісуса Міласэрнага) also called Vitebsk Cathedral It is the name given to a religious building that is located in
Vitebsk, a city in
Belarus.
The cathedral follows the Roman or Latin rite and serves as the cathedral of the
Diocese of Vitebsk (''Dioecesis Vitebscensis'' or Віцебскай дыяцэзіі) which was created in 1999 by bull ''"Ad aptius consulendum"'' by Pope
John Paul II.
The laying of the first stone took place in 2004. The church, dedicated to Merciful Jesus in October 2009, was elevated to the cathedral by
Pope Benedict XVI on 18 June 2011. On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the election of Pope John Paul II, the Polish Catholics donated to the diocese a monument depicting Pope placed outside the cathedral.
See also
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Roman Catholicism in Belarus
The Catholic Church in Belarus is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. The first Latin Rite diocese in Belarus was established in Turaŭ between 1008 and 1013. Catholicism was a traditionally ...
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Roman Catholic cathedrals in Belarus
Buildings and structures in Vitebsk
Roman Catholic churches completed in 2009