Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhytomyr
The Diocese of Zhytomyr was twice a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in part of Ukraine, namely from 1321 to 1789 and again from 1925 to 1998.
History
- Established in 1321 as Diocese of Zhytomyr / Žytomyr / Zytomierz
- Suppressed on 8 August 1798, its territory being reassigned to establish the Lutsk and Zytomierz
- Restored on 28 October 1925 as Diocese of Žytomyr / Zhytomyr / Zytomierz, on territory returned from the above Diocese of Lutsk and Zytomierz.
- Suppressed again on 25 November 1998, to establish the Diocese of Kyïv–Žytomyr; however, its cathedral of the Holy Wisdom is the new bishopric's episcopal seat, while first-mentioned Kyiv only has a co-cathedral.
Episcopal ordinaries
;Suffragan Bishops of Žytomyr- Auxiliary Bishop: Antanas Karosas, Titular Bishop of Dorylæum, Bishop of Vilkaviškis
- Jan Purwiński
- * Auxiliary Bishop: Stanislav Szyrokoradiuk, Friars Minor, Titular Bishop of Surista, also Apostolic Administrator of Lutsk ; since 4 April 2014 Bishop of Kharkiv–Zaporizhia.