Minsk-Mohilev (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Iosif Staneuski, Archbishop
Yury Kasabutski, Auxiliary Bishop
Aliaksandr Yasheuski, S.D.B., Auxiliary Bishop
Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz, Archbishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
United: 13 April 1991
Metropolitan See
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Belarus
Square Kilometers: 69,800 (26,960 Square Miles)
Mailing Address: ul. Revolutsionnaja 1/a, 220030 Minsk, Belarus
Telephone: (17)258-68-44
Fax: 323-90-92

Historical Details

Diocese of Minsk
- Latin Name: Minscensis Latinorum
- Erected: 9 August 1798
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Mohilev
- Country: Belarus

Past and Present Ordinaries

Jakub Ignacy Dederko † ( 1798 Appointed - 13 Feb 1829 Died)
Mateusz Lipski † (28 Feb 1831 Confirmed - 21 Nov 1839 Died)
Adam Wojtkiewicz † (18 Mar 1852 Appointed - 4 Jan 1870 Died)
Zygmunt Konstanty Antoni Łoziński † (2 Nov 1917 Appointed - 28 Oct 1925 Appointed, Bishop of Pinsk)
Kazimierz Świątek † (13 Apr 1991 Appointed - 14 Jun 2006 Retired)
Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz (21 Sep 2007 Appointed - 3 Jan 2021 Retired)
Iosif Staneuski (14 Sep 2021 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Minsk
9 August 1798	Erected	Archdiocese of Mohilev	Diocese of Minsk (erected)
28 October 1925	Territory Lost	Diocese of Minsk	Diocese of Pinsk (erected)
13 April 1991	United	Apostolic Administration of Kharkiv (suppressed) Apostolic Administration of Kazan-Samara-Simbirsk (suppressed) Apostolic Administration of Leningrad (suppressed) Diocese of Minsk Archdiocese of Mohilev Apostolic Administration of Mohilev (suppressed) Apostolic Administration of Moscow (suppressed)	Apostolic Administration of Kazakhstan (erected) (as Karaganda (Karagandensis Latinorum)) Archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev (Minsk, Mohilev, and Vitebsk) Apostolic Administration of Siberia (erected) (as Novosibirsk (Novosibirskensis Latinorum))
Archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev
13 April 1991	United	Apostolic Administration of Kharkiv (suppressed) Apostolic Administration of Kazan-Samara-Simbirsk (suppressed) Apostolic Administration of Leningrad (suppressed) Diocese of Minsk Archdiocese of Mohilev Apostolic Administration of Mohilev (suppressed) Apostolic Administration of Moscow (suppressed)	Apostolic Administration of Kazakhstan (erected) (as Karaganda (Karagandensis Latinorum)) Archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev (Minsk, Mohilev, and Vitebsk) Apostolic Administration of Siberia (erected) (as Novosibirsk (Novosibirskensis Latinorum))
13 October 1999	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev (Vitebsk)	Diocese of Vitebsk (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Diocese of Minsk

1990 250,000 10,000,000 2.5% 50 12 62 4,032 12 162 ap1991

Archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev

1999 350,000 6,200,000 5.6% 39 34 73 4,794 54 90 132 ap2000

2000 210,000 4,800,000 4.4% 28 23 51 4,117 42 52 79 ap2001

2001 210,000 4,800,000 4.4% 31 27 58 3,620 41 68 79 ap2002

2002 210,000 4,800,000 4.4% 31 25 56 3,750 35 54 84 ap2003

2003 210,000 4,800,000 4.4% 32 34 66 3,181 44 60 84 ap2004

2004 210,000 4,800,000 4.4% 35 31 66 3,181 43 65 89 ap2005

2013 610,000 4,709,000 13.0% 57 65 122 5,000 76 69 222 ap2014

2016 625,000 4,401,000 14.2% 62 60 122 5,122 77 68 222 ap2017

2019 670,200 4,467,700 15.0% 67 59 126 5,319 79 73 122 ap2020

2021 667,980 4,453,200 15.0% 67 65 132 5,060 82 62 122 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Minsk
1990	250,000	10,000,000	2.5%	50	12	62	4,032	12		162	ap1991
Archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev
1999	350,000	6,200,000	5.6%	39	34	73	4,794	54	90	132	ap2000
2000	210,000	4,800,000	4.4%	28	23	51	4,117	42	52	79	ap2001
2001	210,000	4,800,000	4.4%	31	27	58	3,620	41	68	79	ap2002
2002	210,000	4,800,000	4.4%	31	25	56	3,750	35	54	84	ap2003
2003	210,000	4,800,000	4.4%	32	34	66	3,181	44	60	84	ap2004
2004	210,000	4,800,000	4.4%	35	31	66	3,181	43	65	89	ap2005
2013	610,000	4,709,000	13.0%	57	65	122	5,000	76	69	222	ap2014
2016	625,000	4,401,000	14.2%	62	60	122	5,122	77	68	222	ap2017
2019	670,200	4,467,700	15.0%	67	59	126	5,319	79	73	122	ap2020
2021	667,980	4,453,200	15.0%	67	65	132	5,060	82	62	122	ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Antoni Dziemianko (Priest: 26 Apr 1985 to 13 Apr 1991; Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Dec 2004 to 3 May 2012; Apostolic Administrator: 14 Jun 2006 to 21 Sep 2007)
Yury Kasabutski (Priest: 7 Dec 1996; Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Nov 2013)
Cyryl Klimowicz (Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Oct 1999 to 17 Apr 2003)
Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz (Apostolic Administrator: 10 May 1989 to 13 Apr 1991; Archbishop: 21 Sep 2007 to 3 Jan 2021)
Iosif Staneuski (Archbishop: 14 Sep 2021 - )
Kazimierz Wielikosielec, O.P. (Apostolic Administrator: 3 Jan 2021 to 23 Oct 2021)
Aliaksandr Yasheuski, S.D.B. (Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Jun 2015)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Jakub Ignacy Dederko † (Bishop: 1798 to 13 Feb 1829)
Kazimierz Roch Dmochowski †
Aleksander Kazimierz Gintowt-Dziewaltowski † (Apostolic Administrator: 15 Mar 1883 to 26 Aug 1889)
Mateusz Lipski † (Bishop: 28 Feb 1831 to 21 Nov 1839)
Zygmunt Konstanty Antoni Łoziński † (Priest: 23 Jun 1895; Bishop: 2 Nov 1917 to 28 Oct 1925)
Jan Chrzciciel Louis Masclet, O.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 26 Sep 1814 to 11 Jul 1836)
Edward Aleksander Wladyslaw O’Rourke †
Boļeslavs Sloskāns † (Apostolic Administrator: 13 Aug 1926 to 17 Apr 1981)
Kazimierz Świątek † (Archbishop: 13 Apr 1991 to 14 Jun 2006)
Jerzy Józef Elizeusz Szembek † (Apostolic Administrator: 9 Nov 1903 to 7 Aug 1905)
Adam Wojtkiewicz † (Bishop: 18 Mar 1852 to 4 Jan 1870)

Source(s)

Diocese of Minsk
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 361
Archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 83, Page 540, and Page 541

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