Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictionsin Belarus |
Date | Change |
1596 | Diocese of Pinsk–Turaŭ (Ukrainian Rite) was established |
1596 | Archdiocese of Polatsk–Vitebsk (Ukrainian Rite) was established |
1596 | Diocese of Volodymyr–Brėst (Ukrainian Rite) was established |
1783.04.15 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mohilev was established (from Diocese of Inflanty and Diocese of Smoleńsk) |
1795 | Diocese of Pinsk–Turaŭ (Ukrainian Rite) was suppressed |
1795 | Diocese of Volodymyr–Brėst (Ukrainian Rite) was suppressed |
1798.10.16 | Diocese of Minsk was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mohilev and became suffragan of Mohilev) |
1798.11.15 | Diocese of Volodymyr–Brėst (Ukrainian Rite) was restored |
1828.04.22 | Diocese of Volodymyr–Brėst (Ukrainian Rite) was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Žyrovyci) |
1839.03.25 | Archdiocese of Polatsk–Vitebsk (Ukrainian Rite) was suppressed |
1840 | Titular Episcopal See of Pinsk–Turaŭ (Ukrainian Rite) was suppressed |
1925.10.28 | Diocese of Pinsk was established (from Diocese of Minsk and became suffragan of Vilnius) |
1939.09.17 | Apostolic Exarchate of Belarus (Belarussian Rite) was established |
1943 | Apostolic Exarchate of Belarus (Belarussian Rite) was suppressed |
1991.04.13 | Diocese of Grodno was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Vilnius, Diocese of Łomża and Diocese of Pinsk and became suffragan of Minsk–Mohilev) |
1991.04.13 | Diocese of Minsk was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Minsk–Mohilev (with suffragan sees Grodno, Pinsk and Tiraspol, gained territory from the suppressed Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mohilev and Apostolic Administration of Leningrad and exchanged territory with Diocese of Pinsk) |
1991.04.13 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mohilev was suppressed (to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Minsk–Mohilev, Diocese of Pinsk and Diocese of Žytomyr and to establish Apostolic Administration of European Russia and Apostolic Administration of Novosibirsk) |
1991.04.13 | Diocese of Pinsk exchanged territory with Diocese of Minsk |
1991.07.13 | Ordinariate of East Europe (Armenian Rite) was established |
1996.05.18 | Diocese of Pinsk lost territory to Diocese of Lutsk |
1999.10.13 | Diocese of Vitebsk was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Minsk–Mohilev and became suffragan of Minsk–Mohilev) |
2023.03.30 | Apostolic Administration of Belarus (Belarussian Rite) was restored |
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