Diocese of Lutsk Dioecesis Luceoriensis Єпархія Луцьку | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Ecclesiastical province | Lviv |
| Metropolitan | Lviv |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 40,300 km2 (15,600 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 2,211,000 25,000 (1.1%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 1404 |
| Cathedral | Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral, Lutsk |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Vitaliy Skomarovskyi |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Mieczysław Mokrzycki |
| Bishops emeritus | Markijan Trofimiak |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lutsk was first established in the 13th century as the diocese of Luceoria (Latin) or Łuck (Polish). After the victory of Napoleon, the diocese was joined with the Diocese of Zhytomyr, forming the diocese of Lutzk-Zhitomir-Kamenetz.[1] In 1925, the diocese of Lutsk was restored and the Diocese of Zhytomyr became separate.[2][3]
- ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- ^ "Diocese of Lutsk" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 29 February 2016[self-published source]
- ^ "Diocese of Lutsk" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved 29 February 2016