Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Białystok

Archdiocese of Białystok

Archidioecesis Bialostocensis

Archidiecezja Białostocka
Cathedral of the Assumption
Location
CountryPoland
MetropolitanBiałystok
Statistics
Area6,263 km2 (2,418 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2022)
  • 437,790
  • 352,330 (80.5%)
Parishes116
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established5 June 1991
CathedralCathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
ArchbishopJózef Guzdek
SuffragansDiocese of Drohiczyn, Diocese of Łomża
Auxiliary BishopsHenryk Ciereszko
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Archdiocese of Białystok (Latin: Bialostocen(sis); Belarusian: Беластоцкая архідыяцэзія, romanized: Biełastockaja archidyjacezia) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Podlaskie Voivodeship, Northeastern Poland. It is a metropolitan see with two suffragan dioceses.

Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is Bazylika Archikatedralna Wniebowzięcia NMP, a minor basilica in the episcopal see of Białystok. It also has a second minor basilica : Bazylika Ofiarowania Najświętszej Marii Panny, dedicated to the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in Różanystok.