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Archdiocese of Białystok

*Archidioecesis Bialostocensis*

Archidiecezja Białostocka
Archdiocese of Białystok; Archidioecesis Bialostocensis; Archidiecezja Białostocka
	Cathedral of the Assumption
Location
Country	Poland
Metropolitan	Białystok
Statistics
Area	6,263 km2 (2,418 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2022); 437,790; 352,330 (80.5%)
Parishes	116
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	5 June 1991
Cathedral	Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Józef Guzdek
Suffragans	Diocese of Drohiczyn, Diocese of Łomża
Auxiliary Bishops	Henryk Ciereszko
Vicar General	Henryk Ciereszko
Bishops emeritus	Edward Ozorowski
Website
	Website of the Diocese

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The Archdiocese of Białystok (Latin: Bialostocen(sis); Belarusian: Беластоцкая архідыяцэзія, romanized: Biełastockaja archidyjacezia) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Podlaskie Voivodeship, Northeastern Poland. It is a metropolitan see with two suffragan dioceses.

Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is Bazylika Archikatedralna Wniebowzięcia NMP, a minor basilica in the episcopal see of Białystok. It also has a second minor basilica : Bazylika Ofiarowania Najświętszej Marii Panny, dedicated to the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in Różanystok.

Ecclesiastical province

Its Suffragan sees are :

Statistics

As of 2022^[update], it pastorally served 352,330 Catholics (80.5% of 437,790 total; however only 43,2% are active members) on 5,550 km² in 116 parishes and 25 missions with 390 priests (360 diocesan, 30 religious), 190 lay religious (34 brothers, 156 sisters) and 60 seminarians.

History

Established June 5, 1991 as Diocese of Białystok on Polish territory split off from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Vilnius in Lithuania
Enjoyed a Papal visit from the Pope John Paul II in June 1991.
Promoted on March 25, 1992, by the same as Archdiocese of Białystok

Episcopal ordinaries

Bishops of Białystok

Edward Kisiel (1991.06.05 – retired 1992.03.25), died 1993; previously Titular Bishop of Limata (1976.05.03 – 1991.06.05) as Apostolic Administrator of Białystok (1976.05.03 – 1991.06.05)

Metropolitan Archbishops of Białystok

Stanisław Szymecki (1993.05.15 – retired 2000.11.16), previously Bishop of Kielce (Poland) (1981.03.27 – 1993.05.15)
Wojciech Ziemba (2000.11.16 – retired 2006.05.30); next Metropolitan Archbishop of Warmia (Poland) (2006.05.30 – 2016.10.15); previously Titular Bishop of Falerone (1982.06.19 – 1992.03.25) as Auxiliary Bishop of Warmia (Poland) (1982.06.19 – 1992.03.25), Bishop of Ełk (Poland) (1992.03.25 – 2000.11.16)
Edward Ozorowski (2006.10.20 – retired 2017.04.12); previously Titular Bishop of Bitetto (1979.01.31 – 2006.10.20), first as Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius (Lithuania) (1979.01.31 – 1991.06.05), then as Auxiliary Bishop of Białystok (1991.06.05 – succession 2006.10.20)
Tadeusz Wojda, (S.A.C.) (2017.06.10 – 2021.03.02); next Metropolitan Archbishop of Gdańsk (Poland) (since 2021.03.25); previously Undersecretary of the Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (2012.07.24 – 2017.04.12).^[1]^[2]
Józef Guzdek (3 September 2021 – present); previously Titular Bishop of Treba (2004.09.15 – 2010.12.04) as Auxiliary Bishop of the Kraków, Bishop of Military Ordinariate of Poland (Poland) (2010.12.19 – 2021.07.14)

References

Gulbinowicz, Piotr Nitecki (2000). Biskupi Kościoła w Polsce w latach 965 - 1999 : słownik biograficzny (Wyd. 2 popr. i uzup. ed.). Warszawa: "Pax". ISBN 83-211-1311-7.

^ Honorable Archbishop Dr. Tadeusz Wojda, Archbishop of Białystok website
^ VATICAN - Tadeusz Wojda, Under-secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Archbishop of Bialystok, Agenzia Fides, 19 April 2017

Sources and external links

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[2] VATICAN - Tadeusz Wojda, Under-secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Archbishop of Bialystok, Agenzia Fides, 19 April 2017

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+{{Short description|Roman Catholic archdiocese in Poland}}
 {{Infobox diocese
 |jurisdiction     = Archdiocese
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 |image            = Bialystok Kosciol.jpg
 |image_size       = 250px
-|caption          = Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption
+|caption          = Cathedral of the Assumption
 |latin            = Archidioecesis Bialostocensis
 |local            = Archidiecezja Białostocka
-|country          = {{flag|Poland}}
+|country          = [[Poland]]
 |metropolitan     = Białystok
-|rite             = [[Latin Rite]]
+|denomination     = [[Catholic Church]]
+|sui_iuris_church = [[Latin Church]]
-|cathedral        = Archikatedra Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny<br>(''Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary'')
+|rite             = [[Roman Rite]]
+|cathedral        = [[Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Białystok|Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary]]
 |cocathedral      =
-|area_km2         = 5,550
+|area_km2         = 6,263
-|population       = 429,641
+|population       = 437,790
-|population_as_of = 2015
+|population_as_of = 2022
-|catholics        = 348,437
+|catholics        = 352,330
-|catholics_percent= 81.1
+|catholics_percent= 80.5
-|parishes         = 114
+|parishes         = 116
 |established      = 5 June 1991
 |suffragans       = [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Drohiczyn|Diocese of Drohiczyn]], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Łomża|Diocese of Łomża]]
 |pope             = {{Incumbent pope}}
-|bishop           = [[Tadeusz Wojda]], [[Pallottines|SAC]]
+|bishop           = [[Józef Guzdek]]
+|bishop_title     = Archbishop
 |coadjutor        =
 |auxiliary_bishops= [[Henryk Ciereszko]]
 |vicar_general    = Henryk Ciereszko
-|emeritus_bishops = [[Stanisław Szymecki]]<br>[[Edward Ozorowski]]
+|emeritus_bishops = [[Edward Ozorowski]]
 |website          = [http://www.archibial.pl/ Website of the Diocese]
 }}
 [[Image:Ozorowski wizytacja (2012).JPG|thumb|250px|right|Edward Ozorowski, Archbishop of Białystok]]
-The '''Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Białystok''' ({{lang-la|Bialostocen(sis)}}) is a [[Latin Rite]] Metropolitan [[archdiocese]] in [[Podlaskie Voivodeship]], northeastern [[Poland]].
+The '''Archdiocese of Białystok''' ({{lang-la|Bialostocen(sis)}}; {{lang-be|Беластоцкая архідыяцэзія|Biełastockaja archidyjacezia}}) is a [[Latin Church]] ecclesiastical territory or [[archdiocese]] of the [[Catholic Church]] in [[Podlaskie Voivodeship]], Northeastern [[Poland]]. It is a [[metropolis (religious jurisdiction)|metropolitan see]] with two [[suffragan diocese]]s.
-Its [[cathedral]] archiepiscopal see is Bazylika Archikatedralna Wniebowzięcia NMP, a [[Minor Basilica]] in the city of [[Białystok]].
+Its [[cathedral]] archiepiscopal see is Bazylika Archikatedralna Wniebowzięcia NMP, a [[minor basilica]] in the [[episcopal see]] of [[Białystok]]. It also has a second [[minor basilica]] : Bazylika Ofiarowania Najświętszej Marii Panny, dedicated to the [[Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary]], in [[Różanystok]].
-* It also has a second [[Minor Basilica]] : Bazylika Ofiarowania Najświętszej Marii Panny, dedicated to the [[Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary]], in [[Różanystok]].
 == Ecclesiastical province ==
 Its [[Suffragan]] sees are :
-* [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Drohiczyn]]
+* [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Drohiczyn|Diocese of Drohiczyn]]
-* [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Łomża]]
+* [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Łomża|Diocese of Łomża]]
 == Statistics ==
-As per 2014, it pastorally served 351,550 Catholics (83.0% of 423,476 total; however only 43,2% are active members) on 5,550&nbsp;km² in 114 parishes and 25 missions with 403 priests (380 diocesan, 23 religious), 204 lay religious (28 brothers, 176 sisters) and 60 seminarians.
+{{As of|2022}}, it pastorally served 352,330 Catholics (80.5% of 437,790 total; however only 43,2% are active members) on 5,550&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> in 116 parishes and 25 missions with 390 priests (360 diocesan, 30 religious), 190 lay religious (34 brothers, 156 sisters) and 60 seminarians.
 == History ==
 * Established June 5, 1991 as '''Diocese of Białystok''' on Polish territory split off from the Metropolitan [[Archdiocese of Vilnius]] in [[Lithuania]]
-* Enjoyed a [[Papal visit]] from the Polish [[Pope John Paul II]] in June 1991.
+* Enjoyed a [[Papal visit]] from the [[Pope John Paul II]] in June 1991.
-* Promoted on March 25, 1992 by the same as '''Metropolitan Archdiocese of Białystok'''
+* Promoted on March 25, 1992, by the same as Archdiocese of Białystok
 ==Episcopal ordinaries==
-:''Suffragan Bishops of Białystok
+:''Bishops of Białystok''
-* [[Edward Kisiel]] (1991.06.05 – retired 1992.03.25), died 1993; previously [[Titular Bishop]] of [[Limata]] (1976.05.03 – 1991.06.05) as [[Apostolic Administrator]] of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vilnius|Vilnius]] ([[Lithuania]]) (1976.05.03 – 1991.06.05)
+* [[Edward Kisiel]] (1991.06.05 – retired 1992.03.25), died 1993; previously [[Titular Bishop]] of [[Limata]] (1976.05.03 – 1991.06.05) as [[Apostolic Administrator]] of Białystok (1976.05.03 – 1991.06.05)
-;''Metropolitan Archbishops of Białystok
+;''Metropolitan Archbishops of Białystok''
 * [[Stanisław Szymecki]] (1993.05.15 – retired 2000.11.16), previously Bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Kielce|Kielce]] (Poland) (1981.03.27 – 1993.05.15)
 * [[Wojciech Ziemba]] (2000.11.16 – retired 2006.05.30); next Metropolitan Archbishop of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Warmia|Warmia]] (Poland) (2006.05.30 – 2016.10.15); previously Titular Bishop of [[Falerone]] (1982.06.19 – 1992.03.25) as [[Auxiliary Bishop]] of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Warmia|Warmia]] (Poland) (1982.06.19 – 1992.03.25), Bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Ełk|Ełk]] (Poland) (1992.03.25 – 2000.11.16)
 * [[Edward Ozorowski]] (2006.10.20 – retired 2017.04.12); previously Titular Bishop of [[Bitetto]] (1979.01.31 – 2006.10.20), first as Auxiliary Bishop of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vilnius|Vilnius]] (Lithuania) (1979.01.31 – 1991.06.05), then as Auxiliary Bishop of Białystok (1991.06.05 – succession 2006.10.20)
-* [[Tadeusz Wojda]], ([[Pallottines|S.A.C.]]) (2017.06.10 – ...), previously Undersecretary of the [[Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples]] (2012.07.24 – 2017.04.12).<ref name="archibial">[https://archibial.pl/biskupi/arcybiskup-dr-tadeusz-wojda/ Honorable Archbishop Dr. Tadeusz Wojda], Archbishop of Białystok website</ref><ref>[http://www.fides.org/en/news/62120-VATICAN_Tadeusz_Wojda_Under_secretary_of_the_Congregation_for_the_Evangelization_of_Peoples_appointed_Archbishop_of_Bialystok VATICAN - Tadeusz Wojda, Under-secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Archbishop of Bialystok], [[Agenzia Fides]], 19 April 2017</ref>
+* [[Tadeusz Wojda]], ([[Pallottines|S.A.C.]]) (2017.06.10 – 2021.03.02); next Metropolitan Archbishop of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gdańsk|Gdańsk]] (Poland) (since 2021.03.25); previously Undersecretary of the [[Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples]] (2012.07.24 – 2017.04.12).<ref name="archibial">[https://archibial.pl/biskupi/arcybiskup-dr-tadeusz-wojda/ Honorable Archbishop Dr. Tadeusz Wojda], Archbishop of Białystok website</ref><ref>[http://www.fides.org/en/news/62120-VATICAN_Tadeusz_Wojda_Under_secretary_of_the_Congregation_for_the_Evangelization_of_Peoples_appointed_Archbishop_of_Bialystok VATICAN - Tadeusz Wojda, Under-secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Archbishop of Bialystok], [[Agenzia Fides]], 19 April 2017</ref>
+* [[Józef Guzdek]] (3 September 2021 – present); previously Titular Bishop of [[Trevi nel Lazio|Treba]] (2004.09.15 – 2010.12.04) as [[Auxiliary Bishop]] of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kraków|Kraków]], Bishop of [[Military Ordinariate of Poland]] (Poland) (2010.12.19 – 2021.07.14)
 == See also ==
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 == References ==
-{{Commonscat|Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Białystok}}
+{{Commons category|Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Białystok}}
 * {{cite book|last=Gulbinowicz|first=Piotr Nitecki|title=Biskupi Kościoła w Polsce w latach 965 - 1999 : słownik biograficzny|year=2000|publisher="Pax"|location=Warszawa|isbn=83-211-1311-7|edition=Wyd. 2 popr. i uzup.}}
 {{Reflist}}
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+{{authority control}}
+{{Białystok}}
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 [[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses established in 1991]]
 [[Category:Christianity in Białystok|Christianity in Białystok]]
-[[Category:Organisations based in Białystok|Organisations based in Białystok]]
+[[Category:Organisations based in Białystok|Archdiocese]]
 [[Category:1991 establishments in Poland|1991 establishments in Poland]]

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