Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Joseph at Irkutsk explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Saint Joseph at Irkutsk
Latin:Dioecesis Ircutscana Sancti Iosephi
Local:Епархия Святого Иосифа в Иркутске
Country:Russia
Metropolitan:Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mother of God at Moscow
Rite:Latin Rite
Cathedral:Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Area Km2:9,960,000
Population:15,500,000
Population As Of:2004
Catholics:52,000
Catholics Percent:0.3
Bishop:Cyryl Klimowicz
Map:Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Joseph at Irkutsk.PNG

The Diocese of Saint Joseph at Irkutsk (Latin: Ircutscana Sancti Iosephi) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Irkutsk, which is part of the ecclesiastical province of the Mother of God at Moscow in Russia. The Diocese of Irkutsk is the largest geographical Catholic bishopric on earth, covering an area of 9,960,000 km2. The Catholic population of the diocese is estimated to be about 53,000. It has 42 parishes served by about 42 priests. The bishop is Cyryl Klimowicz, a Pole. The diocese is divided into five deaneries: Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Yakutsk, Vladivostok and Magadan.

History

Special churches

Episcopal ordinaries

(all Roman Rite)

Apostolic Administrators of Siberia Orientale

Bishops of Saint Joseph at Irkutsk

  1. Jerzy Mazur, SVD (11 February 2002 – 17 April 2003)
  2. Cyryl Klimowicz (17 April 2003 –)

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