Catholic Church in Belarus

Also known as: Weißrussland (Deutsch), Bielorrusia (español), la Biélorussie (français), le Belarus (français), Bielorussia (Italiano), Białoruś (polski), Bielorrússia (Português), Беларусь (русский язык), 白俄羅斯 (正體中文), ベラルーシ (日本語), Belorussia (latine), Ruthenia Alba (latine)

By Type (6)

Metropolitan Sees (Archdioceses) Metr. Archdiocese (1)

Episcopal Sees (Dioceses) Diocese (3)

Ordinariates for the Faithful of the Eastern Rite (1)

Apostolic Administrations (1)

By Rite

Roman Rite (4): Grodno, Minsk–Mohilev, Pinsk, Vitebsk

Armenian Church (1): East Europe

Belarussian Church (1): Belarus

by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Dioceses | Vacant Dioceses | Former Dioceses

Apostolic Nunciature: Belarus

Conference of Bishops: Conferentia Episcoporum Catholicorum Bielorussiæ

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Consilium Conferentiarum Episcopalium Europæ (C.C.E.E.)

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Geography

Continent: East Europe

Capital: Minsk

Area: 202,900 km²

Population: 9,549,747

Former Name: Byelorussia, White Russia

Neighbouring Countries: ← Poland , ↖ Lithuania , ↑ Latvia , → Russia , ↓ Ukraine

Cultural Summary

Religions: Orthodox 48.3%, Catholic 7.1%, other 3.5%, non-believers 41.1%

Languages: Russian (official) 70.2%, Belarusian (official) 23.4%, other 3.1% (includes small Polish- and Ukrainian-speaking minorities), unspecified 3.3%

Ethnic Groups: Belarusian 83.7%, Russian 8.3%, Polish 3.1%, Ukrainian 1.7%, other 2.4%, unspecified 0.9%