Catholic Church Religion in Belarus
interior of saint kaimir catholic church in lahoysk.
soviet policies toward catholic church influenced catholics recognition of outside authority, pope, head of church, close historical ties of church in belarus poland. in 1989 5 official catholic dioceses, had existed since world war ii , had been without bishop, reorganized 5 dioceses (covering 455 parishes) , archdiocese of minsk , mahilyow. in 1990s, figures catholic population in belarus ranged 8 percent 20 percent; 1 estimate identified 25 percent of catholics ethnic poles. church had 1 seminary in belarus.
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