The Roman Catholic Diocese of Grodno ( la, Grodnen(sis) Latinorum, be, Гродзенская дыяцэзія) is a
diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
located in the city of
Grodno
Grodno (russian: Гродно, pl, Grodno; lt, Gardinas) or Hrodna ( be, Гродна ), is a city in western Belarus. The city is located on the Neman River, 300 km (186 mi) from Minsk, about 15 km (9 mi) from the Polish b ...
in the
Ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction
Jurisdiction (from Latin 'law' + 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice. In federations like the United State ...
of
Minsk-Mohilev in Belarus.
History
* 13 April 1991: Established as Diocese of Grodno
Leadership
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Bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
s of Grodno (Roman rite)
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Aleksander Kaszkiewicz
Aleksander Kaszkiewicz (also Alyaksandr Kashkevіch, be, Аляксандр Кашкевіч, lt, Aleksandras Kaškevičius; born on 23 September 1949) is the Bishop of the Diocese of Grodno, a Catholic diocese centered in the city of Grodno ( ...
(Аляксандр Кашкевіч) (since 13 Apr 1991)
Churches
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Church of Saint Anthony of Padua (Dwarec)
Church of Saint Anthony of Padua in is a Roman Catholic church in Belarus, listed as a national Cultural heritage monument. In some sources it is called ''Corpus Christi church''.
First written mentions of Dvarec date back to the early 15th cen ...
in
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Church of Saint Wenceslaus in
Vawkavysk
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Church of the Assumption in
Dzyatlava
Dziatlava or Dyatlovo ( be, Дзятлава, lt, Zietela, pl, Zdzięcioł, russian: italic=yes, Дзенціолъ until the 1870s, thereafter ''Дятлово'', yi, זשעטל, Zhetl) is a town in Belarus in the Grodno Region, about 165&nbs ...
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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List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Belarus
The Roman Catholic Church in Belarus, united in the Episcopal Conference of Belarus, a Slavic ex-Soviet country in Eastern Europe, is presently only composed of one Latin ecclesiastical province, comprising the Metropolitan of Minsk-Mohilev and hi ...
References
Sources
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Belarus
Roman Catholic dioceses established in 1991
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
1991 establishments in Belarus
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