The Roman Catholic Diocese of Grodno ( la, Grodnen(sis) Latinorum, be, Гродзенская дыяцэзія) is a
diocese 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 of
Minsk-Mohilev in Belarus.
History
* 13 April 1991: Established as Diocese of Grodno
Leadership
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Bishops 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
*
Church of Saint Wenceslaus in
Vawkavysk
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Church of the Assumption in
Dzyatlava
See also
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Roman Catholicism in Belarus
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List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Belarus
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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