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Suffragan diocese Vitebsk, Belarus

Diocese of Vitebsk

Vitebscen(sis)

Latin Church

Latin-rite diocese in northeastern Belarus. Erected 13 October 1999 from territory of the Archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev, of which it is a suffragan. Its cathedral is the Cathedral of the Merciful Jesus in Vitebsk.

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The address the register holds for Cathedral of the Merciful Jesus, Vitebsk, in Vitebsk, Belarus.

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Established
1999
Catholics
172,000
Priests
83
Territory
40,000 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Aleh Butkevich
Born
18 March 1972
Birthplace
Braslau

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The cathedral

Cathedral of the Merciful Jesus, Vitebsk stands in Vitebsk, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

The city of Vitebsk in Belarus is the seat of this Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church (Latin: Vitebscen(sis), Belarusian: Віцебская), which forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Minsk-Mohilev.

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