Roman Catholic Diocese of Drohiczyn

Roman Catholic diocese in Poland

Diocese of Drohiczyn Dioecesis Drohiczinensis

Holy Trinity Cathedral in Drohiczyn
Location
Country	Poland
Metropolitan	Białystok
Statistics
Area	8,000 km (3,100 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2021) 235,100 177,100 (75.3%)
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	Francis
Bishop	Piotr Sawczuk
Bishops emeritus	Antoni Pacyfik Dydycz, OFMCap Tadeusz Pikus
Website
Website of the Diocese

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.

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)

Sources

52°23′49″N 22°39′34″E / 52.396829°N 22.659441°E / 52.396829; 22.659441

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Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church	Archeparchy of Przemyśl–Warsaw Eparchy of Olsztyn–Gdańsk Eparchy of Wrocław–Koszalin
See also	List of Catholic dioceses in Poland
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