Roman Catholic Diocese of Drohiczyn

Diocese of Drohiczyn Dioecesis Drohiczinensis
Holy Trinity Cathedral in Drohiczyn
Location
Country	Poland
Metropolitan	Białystok
Statistics
Area	8,000 km² (3,100 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2013) 290,000 210,000 (72.4%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	5 June 1991
Cathedral	Katedra pw. Trójcy Przenajświętszej (Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity)
Co-cathedral	Konkatedra pw. Niepokalanego Serca NMP in Sokołów Podlaski (Co-Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Tadeusz Pikus
Emeritus Bishops	Antoni Pacyfik Dydycz, O.F.M. Cap.
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Drohiczyn (Latin: Drohiczinen(sis)) is a diocese 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

Minor Basilicas:
- Bazylika pw. Narodzenia Najświętszej Maryi Panny i św. Mikołaja, Bielsk Podlaski
  (Basilica of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Nicholas)
- Bazylika Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny, Węgrów
  (Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary)

Bishops of Drohiczyn (Roman rite)
- Bishop Władysław Jędruszuk (1991.06.05 – 1994.05.25)
- Bishop Antoni Pacyfik Dydycz, O.F.M. Cap. (1994.06.20 - 2014.03.29)
- Bishop Tadeusz Pikus (since 2014.05.25)

Tadeusz Pikus, 3rd Bishop of Drohiczyn

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