The Diocese of Pinsk ( la, Pinsken(sis) Latinorum, be, Пінская) is a
Latin Church
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ecclesiastical territory or
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 ...
in
Belarus
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. It is a
suffragan diocese
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in the
ecclesiastical province
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of the
metropolitan
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Archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev
In 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 provinces were administratively associate ...
.
Its
cathedral
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is a
minor basilica
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: the
Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, in the
episcopal see
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Phrases concerning actions occurring within or outside an episcopal see are indicative of the geographical significance of the term, mak ...
of
Pinsk
Pinsk ( be, Пі́нск; russian: Пи́нск ; Polish: Pińsk; ) is a city located in the Brest Region of Belarus, in the Polesia region, at the confluence of the Pina River and the Pripyat River. The region was known as the Marsh of Pinsk a ...
.
History
* 28 October 1925: Established as Diocese of Pinsk/Пінская (Беларуская)/Pinsken(sis) Latinorum (Latin adjective), on territory split off from the then
Diocese of Minsk (which also provided its first incumbent by transfer)
* Lost territory on 1991.06.05 to establish the
Diocese of Drohiczyn.
Statistics
, it pastorally served 41,500 Catholics (1.3% of 3,109,000 total) on 72,700 km² in 79 parishes with 52 priests (30 diocesan, 22 religious), 76 lay religious (32 brothers, 44 sisters) and 8 seminarians.
Episcopal ordinaries
;''Bishops of Pinsk''
*
Zygmunt Łoziński
Zygmunt Łoziński (5 June 1870 – 26 March 1932) was a Polish Roman Catholic bishop who served as the head of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev that later was aggregated to the Diocese of Pinsk. Soviet authorities arrested him on ...
(1925.10.28 – death 1932.03.26), previously Bishop of
Minsk
Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the admi ...
(Belarus) (1917.11.02 – 1925.10.28)
*
Kazimierz Bukraba (1932.07.10 – death 1946.05.06)
**''
Apostolic Administrator
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Władysław Jędruszuk (1967.02.16 – 1991.06.05), while
Auxiliary Bishop of Pinsk (1962.11.19 – 1991.06.05) and
Titular Bishop
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By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of
Clysma
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History
Clysma was founded or rebuilt by Emperor Trajan in the second century AD to protect travellers and ...
(1962.11.19 – 1991.06.05); later Bishop of
Drohiczyn
Drohiczyn () ( lt, Drohičinas/Drogičinas, be, Дарагічын, ua, Дорогочин, Дорогичин, ''Dorohochyn'', ''Dorohychyn'') is a town in Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland. The town has a population of 2,110 ...
(
Poland
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) (1991.06.05 – death 1994.05.25)''
**''
Apostolic Administrator
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Kazimierz Świątek
Kazimierz Cardinal Świątek ( be, Казімір Свёнтак, translit=Kazimir Sviontak; 21 October 1914 – 21 July 2011) was a Cardinal (Catholic Church), cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who was most known for his resistance to Cold ...
(Казімір Свёнтэк) (1991.04.13 - 2011.06.30) while Metropolitan Archbishop of
Minsk-Mohilev (Belarus) (1991.04.13 – retired 2006.06.14), created
Cardinal-Priest
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of
S. Gerardo Maiella (1994.11.26 – death 2011.07.21), President of Catholic Episcopal Conference of Belarus (1999.02.11 – 2006.06.14)''
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Apostolic Administrator
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Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz
Tadevuš Kandrusievič ( be, Тадэвуш Кандрусевіч; pl, Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz; born 3 January 1946) is a Belarusian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Minsk–Mohilev from 2007 to 2021. He has been a bish ...
(2011.06.30 - 2012.06.16) while Metropolitan Archbishop of
Minsk-Mohilev (Belarus) (2007.09.21 – ...), Vice-President of Catholic Episcopal Conference of Belarus (2006? – 2015.06.03); previously Titular Bishop of
Hippo Diarrhytus
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(1989.05.10 – 2002.02.11) as Apostolic Administrator of Minsk (Belarus) (1989.05.10 – 1991.04.13), Apostolic Administrator of
Northern European Russia (
Russia
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) (1991.04.13 – 2002.02.11), President of Conference of Catholic Bishops of Russia (1999 – 2005), Metropolitan Archbishop of
(Mother of God at) Moscow (Russia) (2002.02.11 – 2007.09.21); later President of Catholic Episcopal Conference of Belarus (2015.06.03 – ...)''
* Antoni Dziemianko (2012.06.16 - ... ), previously Titular Bishop of
Lesvi (1998.07.04 – 2012.05.03) as
Auxiliary Bishop of
Diocese of Grodno (Belarus) (1998.07.04 – 2004.12.14) and as Auxiliary Bishop of
Archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev
In 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 provinces were administratively associate ...
(Belarus) (2004.12.14 – 2012.05.03), Secretary General of Catholic Episcopal Conference of Belarus (2006? – 2015.06.03), Apostolic Administrator of
Archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev
In 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 provinces were administratively associate ...
(Belarus) (2006.06.14 – 2007.09.21).
See also
*
List of 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 ...
* the former
Ruthenian Catholic Archeparchy of Polotsk–Vitebsk
The Archeparchy of Polotsk(-Vitebsk) was a suffragan eparchy of the Metropolis of Kiev, Galicia and all Ruthenia in the Ruthenian Uniate Church from 1596 to 1839. It was situated in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The cathedral of the archep ...
*
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 ...
Sources and external links
GCatholic.org - data for all sections
Roman Catholic dioceses in Belarus
Religious organizations established in 1925
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Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
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