Cathedral of the Merciful Jesus, Vitebsk explained

Cathedral of the Merciful Jesus
Other Name:Кафедральны сабор Ісуса Міласэрнага
Location:Vitebsk
Country: Belarus
Denomination:Roman Catholic Church

The Cathedral of the Merciful Jesus [1] (Belarusian: Катэдральны сабор Ісуса Міласэрнага) also called Vitebsk Cathedral It is the name given to a religious building that is located in Vitebsk,[2] a city in Belarus.[3]

The cathedral follows the Roman or Latin rite and serves as the cathedral of the Diocese of Vitebsk (Dioecesis Vitebscensis or Віцебскай дыяцэзіі) which was created in 1999 by bull "Ad aptius consulendum" by Pope John Paul II.

The laying of the first stone took place in 2004. The church, dedicated to Merciful Jesus in October 2009, was elevated to the cathedral by Pope Benedict XVI on 18 June 2011. On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the election of Pope John Paul II, the Polish Catholics donated to the diocese a monument depicting Pope placed outside the cathedral.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/europe/5481.htm Cathedral of the Merciful Jesus in Vitebsk
  2. Web site: Roman Cathedral Church of Jesus the Merciful Religious Buildings Vitebsk - Attractions. vitebskcity.by. 2016-09-03.
  3. Web site: Catholic.by - Віцебск — парафія Езуса Міласэрнага. catholic.by. 2016-09-03.