Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Białystok

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Białystok
Archdiocese of Białystok
Archidioecesis Bialostocensis
Location
Country Poland
Metropolitan Białystok
Statistics
Area 5,550 km2 (2,140 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
512,487
453,546 (88.5%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral Archikatedra Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny
(Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
Current leadership
Bishop Edward Ozorowski
Białystok Cathedral

The Archdiocese of Białystok (Latin: Bialostocen(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Białystok in Poland.

Contents

History

  • June 5, 1991: Established as Diocese of Białystok from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Vilnius in Lithuania
  • March 25, 1992: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Białystok

Special churches

  • Minor Basilica:
    • Bazylika Ofiarowania Najświętszej Marii Panny
      (Basilica of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary)

Leadership

  • Bishops of Białystok (Roman rite)
  • Archbishops of Białystok (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Edward Kisiel (1991.06.05 – 1992.03.25)
    • Archbishop Stanisław Szymecki (1993.05.15 – 2000.11.16)
    • Archbishop Wojciech Ziemba (2000.11.16 – 2006.05.30)
    • Archbishop Edward Ozorowski (since 2006.10.20)

Suffragan dioceses

See also

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