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Roman Catholic Diocese of Zhytomyr
The
Roman Catholic Diocese
of Zhytomyr
was twice a
Latin Catholic
diocese
in part of Ukraine: from 1321 to 1789 and again from 1925 to
1998
.
History
Established in 1321 as
Diocese of Zhytomyr / Žytomyr / Zytomierz
Suppressed
on
8 August
1798
, its territory being reassigned to
establish
the
Diocese of Lutsk and Zytomierz
Restored on 28
October 1925
as
Diocese of Žytomyr / Zhytomyr / Zytomierz
, on territory returned from the above Diocese of
Lutsk
and Zytomierz.
Suppressed again on 25
November 1998
, to establish the
Diocese of Kyïv–Žytomyr
; however, its
cathedral
of the
Holy Wisdom
is the new bishopric's
episcopal seat
, while first-mentioned Kyiv only has a
co-cathedral
.
Episcopal
ordinaries
;
Suffragan Bishops
of Žytomyr
...
* Auxiliary Bishop: Antanas Karosas ,
Titular Bishop
of
Dorylæum
, Bishop of
Vilkaviškis
Jan Purwiński
, next first Bishop of successor daughter see
Roman Catholic Diocese of Kyïv–Žytomyr
* Auxiliary Bishop:
Stanislav Szyrokoradiuk
,
Friars Minor
, Titular Bishop of
Surista
, next as
Auxiliary Bishop
of Kyïv–Žytomyr , also
Apostolic Administrator
of Lutsk ; later Bishop of
Kharkiv–Zaporizhia
.
