Diocese of Drohiczyn

The Diocese of Drohiczyn (Latin: Dioecesis Drohiczinensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Drohiczyn in the ecclesiastical province of Białystok in Poland.

Diocese of Drohiczyn Dioecesis Drohiczinensis
Holy Trinity Cathedral in Drohiczyn
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Poland
Metropolitan	Białystok
Statistics
Area	8,000 km^2 (3,100 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2023) 236,200 178,000 (75.4%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	5 June 1991
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity
Co-cathedral	Co-Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Piotr Sawczuk
Bishops emeritus	Tadeusz Pikus
Website
Website of the Diocese

There are currently 249 priests in the Diocese. The most recent death of a priest was that of Antoni Pacyfik Dydycz on 14 September at age 87.

History

• June 5, 1991: Established as Diocese of Drohiczyn from the Diocese of Pinsk in Belarus

Special churches

• Cathedral:
  • Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity
  • Co-Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
• Minor Basilicas:
  • Basilica of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Nicholas
  • Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Leadership

Bishops of Drohiczyn

• • Bishop Władysław Jędruszuk (1991.06.05 – 1994.05.25)
  • Bishop Antoni Pacyfik Dydycz, OFMCap (1994.06.20 – 2014.03.29)
  • Bishop Tadeusz Pikus (2014.05.25 – 2019.07.20)
  • Bishop Piotr Sawczuk (from 2019.07.20)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Poland

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website

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