The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kyiv-Zhytomyr () is a

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of the

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of the

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of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lviv of the Latins. Its

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episcopal see is the St. Sophia's Cathedral, Zhytomyr. It also has, both in Kyiv: a

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of St. Alexander, and a former cathedral, now Church of St. Nicholas.

History

* Established in 1321 as Diocese of Kyiv / Chiovien(sis) (Latin) / Kiovien(sis) (Latin adjective) * The Diocese of Kyiv was established once more in 1405, with the help of the Dominican order. * Renamed in 1638 as Diocese of Kijów-Czernihów / Kyiv and Chernihiv (English) / Kiovien(sis) et Chiovien(sis) (Latin) * Suppressed on 1798.08.08, its territory being reassigned to establish the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Lutsk and Zytomierz The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lutsk was first established in the 13th century as the diocese of Luceoria (Latin) or Łuck (Polish). After the victory of Napoleon, the diocese was joined with the Diocese of Zhytomyr, forming the diocese of Lutzk- ...

. * Restored on 1998.11.25 as Diocese of Kyïv–Zhytomyr / Kiovien(sis)–Zytomerien(sis) (Latin) on territory split off from the suppressed Diocese of Zhytomyr (itself split off in 1925 from the Diocese of Lutsk-Zhytomyr), whose last incumbent was appointed here * Lost a substantial portion of the diocesan territory on 4 May 2002, to establish the Diocese of Kharkiv–Zaporizhia.

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 219,600 Catholics (2.7% of 8,182,668 total) on 111,600 km² in 162 parishes and 124 missions with 160 priests (60 diocesan, 100 religious), 277 lay religious (112 brothers, 165 sisters) and 36 seminarians.

Episcopal ordinaries

(all

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) ;''Suffragan Bishops of Kyiv (Kijów, Kiev)'' * Henryk,

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(O.P.) (1321 – ?) * Jakub, O.P. (? – death 1386) * Mikołaj, O.P. (? – ?) * Borzysław, O.P. (? – ?) * Andrzej (1397 – death 1434) * Jan (? – death 1466) * Klemens (? – death 1473) * Jan Filipowicz (1519 – death 1537) * Franciszek (? – death 1551) * Jan Andruszewicz (1545 – 1556.08.27), next Bishop of Łuck and Włodzimierz (

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) (1556.08.27 – death 1567) * Mikołaj Pac (1557 – death 1585) *

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(1592 – death 1598) * Krzysztof Kazimirski (1598 – death 1618.06.15) *

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(1619.01.17 – 1633.06.06), next Bishop of

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(1633 – 1635.01.14); after his episcopal consecration Bishop of

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of Fez (1659.12.01 – 1681) * Jan Stanisław Witwicki (1679.06.12 – 1682.05.25), next Bishop of

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, S.D.B. (2017.04.30 – ...), no previous prelature.

References

Sources and external links

Diocesan website

* ttp://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dkyiv.html Catholic Hierarchy {{DEFAULTSORT:Kyiv-Zhytomyr, Roman Catholic Diocese Roman Catholic dioceses in Ukraine