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Diocese of Vitebsk

Dioecesis Vitebscensis

Віцебскай дыяцэзіі
Location
CountryBelarus
Ecclesiastical provinceMinsk-Mohilev
MetropolitanMinsk-Mohilev
Statistics
Area40,000 km2 (15,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2014)
1,431,800
172,000 (12%)
Information
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral of the Merciful Jesus, Vitebsk
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopAleh Butkevich
Metropolitan ArchbishopTadeusz Kondrusiewicz
Bishops emeritusWladyslaw Blin
Map
Location of Diocese of Vitebsk in Belarus

The Diocese of Vitebsk (Latin: Vitebscen(sis), Belarusian: Віцебская) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Vitebsk in the ecclesiastical province of Minsk-Mohilev in Belarus.

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