Suffragan diocese Drohiczyn, Poland
Diocese of Drohiczyn
Drohiczinen(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Drohiczyn is a Latin rite diocese in eastern Poland, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bialystok. It was erected on 5 June 1991 from the part of the Diocese of Pinsk remaining in Poland. Its seat is the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity in Drohiczyn.
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- Established
- 1991
- Catholics
- 178,000
- Priests
- 229
- Territory
- 8,000 km²
Parishes and churches
97 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- WĘGRÓW – Parafia św. Piotra z Alkantary i św. Antoniego z PadwyWęgrówMass times recorded
- ZEMBRÓW – Parafia Najświętszego ZbawicielaZembrówMass times recorded
- ŁAZÓWEK – Parafia Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny – Diecezjalne Sanktuarium MaryjneŁazówekMass times recorded
- ŁOCHÓW – Parafia Niepokalanego Serca Najświętszej Maryi PannyŁochówMass times recorded
- ŁUBIN KOŚCIELNY – Parafia Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi PannyŁubin KościelnyMass times recorded
- ŁYSÓW – Parafia Matki Bożej RóżańcowejŁysówMass times recorded
- ŚLEDZIANÓW – Parafia świętych Apostołów Piotra i PawłaŚledzianówMass times recorded
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Piotr Sawczuk
- Born
- 29 January 1962
- Birthplace
- Puczyce
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The cathedral
Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, Drohiczyn stands in Drohiczyn, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Centered on the city of Drohiczyn in the ecclesiastical province of Białystok in Poland, the Diocese of Drohiczyn (Latin: Dioecesis Drohiczinensis) is a Latin Church see of the Catholic Church. It currently counts 249 priests; the most recent priest to die was Antoni Pacyfik Dydycz, on 14 September at age 87.
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Bishop visits Siemiatycze parish
Bishop of Drohiczyn began a canonical visitation at the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary parish in Siemiatycze on September 27, 2026. The dean of Siemiatycze, Monsignor Jerzy Cudny, welcomed the bishop to the church alongside Błażej Samociuk and the resident priest, Canon Marian Szerszeń. The visit also included the consecration of the parish altar.
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Pope Leo XIV receives image of Sacred Heart of Jesus from Abp Filipazzi
Pope Leo XIV received an image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus the Good Shepherd from Archbishop Antonio Guido Filipazzi during an audience on September 24. The Apostolic Nuncio presented the image, which comes from Milejczyce in the Diocese of Drohiczyńskiej. Archbishop Filipazzi also gave the Pope a book titled "Pensieri sul soprannaturale," which contains selected thoughts from Cardinal Giuseppe Siri.
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Bishop Piotr Sawczuk begins canonical visitation in Sarnaki
Bishop Piotr Sawczuk began a canonical visitation of the Parish of Saint Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr in Sarnaki on September 20, 2026. The bishop was met at the parish border by dean Andrzej Jakubowicz and a large group of parishioners.
- Bishop Piotr Sawczuk confers Christian maturity sacrament on 10 young people in Sawice
- Bishop Piotr Sawczuk conducts canonical visitation
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