Roman Catholic Diocese of Kyiv-Zhytomyr
| Diocese of Kyiv-Zhytomyr Dioecesis Kioviensis-Zytomeriensis Єпархія Київ-Житомир | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Ecclesiastical province | Lviv |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 222,300 km2 (85,800 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 8,181,778 220,000 (2.7%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin |
| Cathedral |
Катедральний собор собор св. Олександра Cathedral of Holy Wisdom in Kiev |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Vacant |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Mieczysław Mokrzycki |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kyiv-Zhytomyr (Latin: Dioecesis Kioviensis-Zytomeriensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church in Ukraine.
History
The history of the diocese begins in 1925, when the diocese of Lutsk-Zhytomyr was split into the dioceses of Lutsk and Zhytomyr. In 1998, the diocese of Zhytomyr was renamed the diocese of Kyiv-Zhytomyr. In May 2002, a substantial portion of the diocese was split off to form the diocese of Kharkiv-Zaporizhia.
Geography
The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lviv of the Latins.
Ordinaries
- Bishop Jan Purwiński (16 January 1991 Appointed - 15 June 2011 Resigned)
- Archbishop Petro Herkulan Malchuk (15 June 2011 – 27 May 2016)
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Coordinates: 50°15′17″N 28°39′17″E / 50.2548°N 28.6547°E
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