Roman Catholic Diocese of Drohiczyn

The Diocese of Drohiczyn (Latin: Dioecesis Drohiczinensis, poln: Diecezja drohiczyńska ) is located in Poland Roman Catholic diocese based in Drohiczyn.

History

The Diocese of Drohiczyn was established on 5 June 1991 by Pope John Paul II made ​​cessions of territory of the diocese of Pinsk. It is the Archdiocese of Białystok is a suffragan.

The Diocese of Drohiczyn, in the eastern part of Poland lies exclusively in the territory of today's Podlasie Voivodeship Podlaskie. Already in the twelfth century, the area belonged to the diocese of Płock, middle of the thirteenth century to the diocese of Chelm, of the fifteenth century beginning until the nineteenth century to the diocese of Luck, assigned 1850 to 1925 the Archdiocese of Vilnius, it was on the orders of Pope Pius XI. to the diocese of Pinsk in 1950 and got an apostolic administrator based in Drohiczyn.

One of the biggest events in the fledgling diocese was the visit of Pope John Paul II on 10 June 1999.

Coat of arms

The diocese crest similar to the coat of arms of Drohiczyn underlaid with the colors of the Podlaskie Voivodeship shows in box 1 on a red background with a silver eagle with golden beak and golden paws and with a golden crown on his head; in box 2 on a blue background a knight on a white horse in silver armor and balaclava, which lifted in the right hand holding a silver sword with a golden hilt and on the left arm holding a blue shield with golden double cross. The spores of the knight and the horse trappings are golden, the saddle and the horse saddle blanket blue and field 3 on golden background a white bull. In the middle of Mary with the child Jesus, the patron saint of the Diocese of Drohiczyn.

Bishops of Drohiczyn

Deaneries

  • Bielsko Podlaski
  • Brańsk
  • Ciechanowiec
  • Drohiczyn
  • Hajnówka
  • Łochów

Diocese cartridge

  • Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church
  • St. Casimir March 4
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