Roman Catholic Diocese of Grodno

The Diocese of Grodno (Latin: Grodnen(sis) Latinorum, Belarusian: Гродзенская дыяцэзія, romanized: Hrodzienskaja dyjacezija, Polish: Diecezja grodzieńska) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Grodno in the ecclesiastical province of Minsk-Mohilev in Belarus.

Diocese of Grodno Dioecesis Grodnensis Гродзенскай дыяцэзіі
Cathedral Basilica of St Francis Xavier
Location
Country	Belarus
Ecclesiastical province	Minsk-Mohilev
Metropolitan	Minsk-Mohilev
Statistics
Area	25,000 km2 (9,700 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2013) 1,058,346 582,540 (55%)
Information
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	св. Францішка Ксаверыя (Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis Xavier)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Aleksander Kaszkiewicz
Metropolitan Archbishop	Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz
Map
Location of Diocese of Grodno in Belarus
Website
Website of the Diocese

History

• 13 April 1991: Established as Diocese of Grodno

Leadership

• Bishops of Grodno (Roman rite)
  • Aleksander Kaszkiewicz (Аляксандр Кашкевіч) (since 13 Apr 1991)

Churches

• Church of Saint Anthony of Padua (Dwarec) in Dwarec
• Church of Saint Wenceslaus in Vawkavysk
• Church of the Assumption in Dzyatlava

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Belarus
• List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Belarus

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy