Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Minsk–Mohilev
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Minsk–Mohilev is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church covering the cities of Minsk and Mogilev in Belarus. It is a metropolitan see with three suffragan dioceses.
History
- 9 August 1798: established as Diocese of Minsk from the Diocese of Vilnius and the Diocese of Lutsk, suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mohilev
- 1869-1882: territory of Minsk administrated by the Bishop of Vilnius, Adam Stanisław Krasiński
- 1882-1917: territory administrated by the Archbishops of Mohilev.
- 13 April 1991: elevated to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Minsk – Mohilev for the union with the Archdiocese of Mohilev
- 1991: establishment of the diocesan Caritas (
Special churches
- Minor Basilicas:
- *National Sanctuary of the Mother of God of Budslau, Budslau
- Church of Saint Barbara in Zamoscie
- Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Mstsislaw
Leadership
- Archbishops of Minsk-Mohilev:
- * Archbishop Iosif Staneŭski
- * Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz
- * Bishop Antoni Dziamjanka
- * Cardinal Kazimierz Świątek
- Bishops of Minsk:
- * Archbishop Tadevuš Kandrusievič
- * Bishop Boļeslavs Sloskāns
- * Bishop Zygmunt Łoziński
For the Archbishops of Mohilev see Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mohilev.