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 2021) 235,100 177,100 (75.3%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	5 June 1991
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity
Co-cathedral	Co-Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Piotr Sawczuk
Bishops emeritus	Antoni Pacyfik Dydycz, OFMCap Tadeusz Pikus
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Drohiczyn ( Latin: Dioecesis Drohiczinensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church 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

Special churches

• Cathedral:
  • Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity
  • Co-Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
• Minor Basilicas:
  • Basilica of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Nicholas
  • Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Leadership

Bishops of Drohiczyn

• • Bishop Władysław Jędruszuk (1991.06.05 – 1994.05.25)
  • Bishop Antoni Pacyfik Dydycz, OFMCap (1994.06.20 – 2014.03.29)
  • Bishop Tadeusz Pikus (2014.05.25 – 2019.07.20)
  • Bishop Piotr Sawczuk (from 2019.07.20)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Poland

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website

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