The Roman Catholic Diocese of

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was first established in the 13th century as the diocese of Luceoria (Latin) or Łuck (Polish). After the victory of

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, the diocese was joined with the Diocese of Zhytomyr, forming the diocese of

Lutzk Lutsk (, ; see below for other names) is a city on the Styr River in northwestern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Volyn Oblast and the administrative center of Lutsk Raion within the oblast. Lutsk has a population of A city with ...

Zhitomir Zhytomyr ( ; see #Names, below for other names) is a city in the north of the western half of Ukraine. It is the Capital city, administrative center of Zhytomyr Oblast (Oblast, province), as well as the administrative center of the surrounding ...

- Kamenetz. (

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of the Archdiocese of Mohilev between 1798 and 1925). In 1925, the diocese of Lutsk was restored and the Diocese of Zhytomyr became separate."Diocese of Lutsk"
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