Roman Catholic Diocese of Drohiczyn

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Drohiczyn (Latin: Drohiczinen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Drohiczyn in the Ecclesiastical province of Białystok in Poland.

Diocese of Drohiczyn

Dioecesis Drohiczinensis
Holy Trinity Cathedral in Drohiczyn
Location
Country Poland
MetropolitanBiałystok
Statistics
Area8,000 km2 (3,100 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2013)
290,000
210,000 (72.4%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established5 June 1991
CathedralKatedra pw. Trójcy Przenajświętszej
(Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity)
Co-cathedralKonkatedra pw. Niepokalanego Serca NMP in Sokołów Podlaski
(Co-Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopPiotr Sawczuk
Bishops emeritusAntoni Pacyfik Dydycz, O.F.M. Cap.
Tadeusz Pikus
Website
Website of the Diocese

History
  • June 5, 1991: Established as Diocese of Drohiczyn from the Diocese of Pinsk in Belarus

Special churches
  • Cathedral:
    • Katedra Trójcy Przenajświętszej, Drohiczyn
      (Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity)
    • Konkatedra Niepokalanego Serca NMP, Sokołów Podlaski
      (Co-Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary)
  • Minor Basilicas:
    • Bazylika pw. Narodzenia Najświętszej Maryi Panny i św. Mikołaja, Bielsk Podlaski
      (Basilica of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Nicholas)
    • Bazylika Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny, Węgrów
      (Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary)

Leadership
Piotr Sawczuk, 4th Bishop of Drohiczyn

See also
  • Roman Catholicism in Poland

Sources



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