Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Minsk–Mohilev

The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Minsk–Mohilev (Belarusian: Мінска–Магілёўская архідыяцэзія Мітрапаліт, romanized: Minska-Mahilowskaja archidyjacesija Mitrapalit) 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.

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Minsk–Mohilev Archidioecesis Metropolitae Minscensis–Mohiloviensis Latinorum Мінска–Магілёўская архідыяцэзія Мітрапаліт
Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Minsk
Location
Country	Belarus
Ecclesiastical province	Minsk–Mohilev
Statistics
Area	69,800 km2 (26,900 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2013) 4,709,000 610,000 (13%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Minsk
Co-cathedral	Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin and St. Anthony, Mohilev
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Metropolitan Archbishop	Josephus Romualdovitsche Stanevskiej
Auxiliary Bishops	Juri Kasabutski Aliaksandr Yasheuski
Bishops emeritus	Tadevuš Kandrusievič
Map
Location of the Archdiocese of Minsk–Mohilev in Belarus

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 Krasinski
• 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 (Belarusian: Карытас Мінска-Магілёўскай архідыяцэзіі^[1]

Special churches

• Minor Basilicas:
  • National Sanctuary of the Mother of God of Budslau,^[2] Budslau
• Church of Saint Barbara in Zamoscie
• Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Mstsislaw

Leadership

• Archbishops of Minsk-Mohilev:
  • Archbishop Josephus Romualdovitsche Stanevskiej (14 September 2021 – present)
  • Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz (21 September 2007 – 3 January 2021)
  • Bishop Antoni Dziamjanka (Антонi Дзям'янка) (Apostolic Administrator 14 June 2006 – 21 September 2007)
  • Cardinal Kazimierz Świątek (Казімір Свёнтак) (13 April 1991 – 14 June 2006)
• Bishops of Minsk:
  • Archbishop Tadevuš Kandrusievič (Apostolic Administrator 10 May 1989 – 13 April 1991)
  • Bishop Boļeslavs Sloskāns (Apostolic Administrator 13 August 1926 – 18 April 1981)
  • Bishop Zygmunt Łoziński (2 November 1917 – 28 October 1925)

For the Bishops of Minsk between 1798 and 1869 see Roman Catholic Diocese of Minsk.

For the Archbishops of Mohilev see Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mohilev.

Suffragan dioceses

• Grodno
• Pinsk
• Vitebsk

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Belarus
• Church of Saint Virgin Mary (Rakaŭ)