The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Minsk–Mohilev () is a

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ecclesiastical territory or

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of the

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covering the cities of

Minsk Minsk (, ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach (Berezina), Svislach and the now subterranean Nyamiha, Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administra ...

and

Mogilev Mogilev (; , ), also transliterated as Mahilyow (, ), is a city in eastern Belarus. It is located on the Dnieper, Dnieper River, about from the Belarus–Russia border, border with Russia's Smolensk Oblast and from Bryansk Oblast. As of 2024, ...

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. It is a

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with three

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History

* 9 August 1798: established as Diocese of Minsk from the

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and the Diocese of Lutsk, suffragan of the

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mohilev The Archdiocese of Mohilev (or Mogilev or Mahilyow) was a territorial Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church, covering the greater part of the territory of the Tsarist Russian Empire (from St Petersburg to Vladivostock). T ...

* 1869-1882: territory of Minsk administrated by the

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Adam Krasinski * 1882-1917: territory administrated by the Archbishops of Mohilev. * 13 April 1991: elevated to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Minsk – Mohilev for the union with the Archdiocese of Mohilev * 1991: establishment of the diocesan Caritas (

Special churches

*Minor Basilicas: **National Sanctuary of the Mother of God of Budslau,Official Website of the National Sanctuary of the Mother of God of Budslau
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Mstsislaw Mstislaw or Mstislavl is a town in Mogilev Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Mstsislaw District. In 2009, its population was 10,804. As of 2024, it has a population of 10,019. History Mstislavl was first mentioned in the ...

Leadership

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s of Minsk-Mohilev: ** Archbishop

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(14 September 2021 – present) ** Archbishop

Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz (; born 3 January 1946) is a Belarusians, Belarusian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev, Archbishop of Minsk–Mohilev from 2007 to 2021. He has been a bishop since 1989, ...

(21 September 2007 – 3 January 2021) ** Bishop Antoni Dziamjanka () (

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14 June 2006 – 21 September 2007) **

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Kazimierz Świątek Kazimierz Cardinal Świątek (; 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 War-era Soviet communism and for his service in Minsk, Belar ...

() (13 April 1991 – 14 June 2006) *

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s of Minsk: ** Archbishop Tadevuš Kandrusievič (Apostolic Administrator 10 May 1989 – 13 April 1991) ** Bishop

Boļeslavs Sloskāns Boļeslavs Sloskāns (, 1893-1981) was a Latvian Roman Catholic bishop and a survivor and memoirist of the Soviet Gulag. Early life He was born 31 August 1893 near Stirniene. In 1911 Boļeslavs Sloskāns entered the Saint Petersburg Roman Ca ...

(Apostolic Administrator 13 August 1926 – 18 April 1981) ** Bishop Zygmunt Łoziński (2 November 1917 – 28 October 1925) For the Bishops of Minsk between 1798 and 1869 see Roman Catholic Diocese of Minsk. For the Archbishops of Mohilev see

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mohilev The Archdiocese of Mohilev (or Mogilev or Mahilyow) was a territorial Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church, covering the greater part of the territory of the Tsarist Russian Empire (from St Petersburg to Vladivostock). ...

Suffragan dioceses

Grodno Grodno, or Hrodna, is a city in western Belarus. It is one of the oldest cities in Belarus. The city is located on the Neman, Neman River, from Minsk, about from the Belarus–Poland border, border with Poland, and from the Belarus–Lithua ...

Pinsk Pinsk (; , ; ; ; ) is a city in Brest Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Pinsk District, though it is administratively separated from the district. It is located in the historical region of Polesia, at the confluence of t ...

Vitebsk Vitebsk or Vitsyebsk (, ; , ; ) is a city in northern Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Vitebsk Region and Vitebsk District, though it is administratively separated from the district. As of 2025, it has 358,927 inhabitants, m ...

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