Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Joseph at Irkutsk
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Joseph at Irkutsk ( la, Ircutscana Sancti Iosephi) 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
Irkutsk Irkutsk ( ; rus, Иркутск, p=ɪrˈkutsk; Buryat language, Buryat and mn, Эрхүү, ''Erhüü'', ) is the largest city and administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. With a population of 617,473 as of the 2010 Census, Irkutsk is ...
, which is part of the
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of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mother of God at Moscow in
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. The Diocese of Irkutsk is the largest geographical Catholic bishopric on earth, covering an area of 9,960,000 km2. The Catholic population of the diocese is estimated to be about 53,000 persons. It has 42 parishes served by about 42 priests. The bishop is
Cyryl Klimowicz Bishop Cyryl Klimowicz (russian: Кирилл Леопольдович Климович; born November 5, 1952 in Amangeldy, near Almaty, Kazakhstan) is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Joseph at Irkutsk. Life and career Klimow ...
, a Pole. The diocese is divided into five deaneries:
Irkutsk Irkutsk ( ; rus, Иркутск, p=ɪrˈkutsk; Buryat language, Buryat and mn, Эрхүү, ''Erhüü'', ) is the largest city and administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. With a population of 617,473 as of the 2010 Census, Irkutsk is ...
,
Krasnoyarsk Krasnoyarsk ( ; rus, Красноя́рск, a=Ru-Красноярск2.ogg, p=krəsnɐˈjarsk) (in semantic translation - Red Ravine City) is the largest city and administrative center of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is situated along the Yeni ...
,
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,
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and
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History

* May 18, 1999: Established as Apostolic Administration of Siberia Orientale from Apostolic Administration of Siberia * February 11, 2002: Promoted as Diocese of Saint Joseph (located at San Giuseppe an Irkutsk)


Special churches

*Former cathedral ** Church of the Most Holy Mother of God in
Vladivostok Vladivostok ( rus, Владивосто́к, a=Владивосток.ogg, p=vɫədʲɪvɐˈstok) is the largest city and the administrative center of Primorsky Krai, Russia. The city is located around the Zolotoy Rog, Golden Horn Bay on the Sea ...
,
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Episcopal ordinaries

(all
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Apostolic Administrators of Siberia Orientale

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Jerzy Mazur Jerzy Mazur (born 5 August 1953) is a Polish Roman Catholic bishop, being the head of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ełk since 2003. He was previously a missionary, as well as a bishop in Siberia and the titular bishop of Tabunia. Biography Ear ...
,
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(18 May 1999 – 11 February 2002)


Bishops of Saint Joseph at Irkutsk

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Jerzy Mazur Jerzy Mazur (born 5 August 1953) is a Polish Roman Catholic bishop, being the head of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ełk since 2003. He was previously a missionary, as well as a bishop in Siberia and the titular bishop of Tabunia. Biography Ear ...
, SVD (11 February 2002 – 17 April 2003) #
Cyryl Klimowicz Bishop Cyryl Klimowicz (russian: Кирилл Леопольдович Климович; born November 5, 1952 in Amangeldy, near Almaty, Kazakhstan) is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Joseph at Irkutsk. Life and career Klimow ...
(17 April 2003 – )


See also

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Roman Catholicism in Russia , native_name_lang = , image = File:Moscow,_Catholic_Church_in_Presnya.jpg , imagewidth = 250px , alt = , caption = Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Moscow), Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception ...
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List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Russia The Catholic Church in Russia, united in the Episcopal Conference of Russia, comprises * one Latin ecclesiastical province (the Metropolitan archdiocese of Moscow, with three Suffragan dioceses) and a missionary (hence exempt) apostolic prefecture ...
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Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral, Irkutsk The Immaculate Conception is the belief that the Virgin Mary was free of original sin from the moment of her conception. It is one of the four Marian dogmas of the Catholic Church, meaning that it is held to be a divinely revealed truth w ...


Sources


GCatholic.org


Irkutsk Irkutsk ( ; rus, Иркутск, p=ɪrˈkutsk; Buryat language, Buryat and mn, Эрхүү, ''Erhüü'', ) is the largest city and administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. With a population of 617,473 as of the 2010 Census, Irkutsk is ...
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