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Metropolitan see Minsk-Mohilev, Belarus

Archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev

Minscen(sis) Latinorum - Mohilovien(sis) Latinorum

Latin Church

Latin-rite metropolitan archdiocese of Belarus, seated in Minsk with a co-cathedral in Mohilev. The Diocese of Minsk was erected 9 August 1798 from the Dioceses of Vilnius and Lutsk; in 1991 it was united with the historic Archdiocese of Mohilev and elevated as the metropolitan see of Minsk-Mohilev, with suffragans Grodno, Pinsk, and Vitebsk. Its cathedral is the Cathedral of the Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Minsk.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Cathedral of the Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Minsk, in Minsk-Mohilev, Belarus.

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Established
1798
Catholics
610,000
Priests
133
Territory
69,800 km²

Parishes and churches

121 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Archbishop
Iosif Staneuski
Born
4 April 1969
Birthplace
Zanievichy

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The cathedral

Cathedral of the Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Minsk stands in Minsk-Mohilev, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

Its co-cathedral is Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Anthony, Mohilev.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

Covering the Belarusian cities of Minsk and Mogilev, the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev (Belarusian: Мінска-Магілёўская архідыяцэзія Мітрапаліт, romanized: Minska-Mahilowskaja archidyjacesija Mitrapalit) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church. As a metropolitan see, it presides over three suffragan dioceses.

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    Sep 22, 2026 · Life & Family · 4 sources

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