Diocese of Lutsk

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Bishop(s) Markijan Trofimiak, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Split: 28 October 1925 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Lviv Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Ukraine Square Kilometers: 40,300 (15,565 Square Miles) Web Site: http://www.rkc.lviv.ua/Cx4.php3?L=e&D=L Mailing Address: vul. Katedralna 17, 43016 Lutsk, Ukraina Telephone: (03322)7.46.59

Historical Details

• Diocese of Luceoria o Łuck
  • Latin Name: Luceorien
  • Erected: 13th Century
  • Country: Ukraine

• Diocese of Luceoria o Łuck e Zytomir o Zytomierz
  • Latin Name: Luceorien et Zytomerien
  • United: 8 August 1798
  • Country: Ukraine

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Bernard Maciejowski † (8 Jun 1587 Appointed - 1 Sep 1597 Appointed, Bishop of Vilnius)
• Henryk Firlej † ( 1616 Appointed - 1617 Appointed, Bishop of Płock)
• Jan Stefan Wydzga † (31 May 1655 Appointed - 18 Aug 1659 Appointed, Bishop of Warmia)
• Mikołaj Prażmowski † ( 1659 Appointed - 1664 Appointed, Bishop of Warmia)
• Jan Stanisław Witwicki † (25 May 1682 Appointed - 24 Nov 1687 Appointed, Bishop of Poznań)
• Andrzej Stanisław Załuski † (19 Nov 1736 Appointed - 8 Mar 1739 Appointed, Bishop of Chelmno (Culma))
• Franciszek Antoni Kobielski † ( 1739 Appointed - 1755 Died)
• Feliks Paweł Turski † (4 Mar 1771 Appointed - 20 Nov 1788 Appointed, Bishop of Kraków)
• Adam Stanisław Naruszewicz † ( 1790 Appointed - 8 Jul 1796 Died)
• Kasper Kazimierz Cieciszowski † (17 Nov 1798 Appointed - 23 Jun 1828 Appointed, Archbishop of Mohilev)
• Hryhorij (Grzegorz) Koxanovyc (Kochanowicz) † ( 1807 Appointed - 1809 Appointed, Bishop of Vilnius)
• Ivan Krasovskyj (Krassowski) † ( 1826 Appointed - 23 Aug 1827 Died)
• Kaspar Borowski † (3 Jul 1844 Appointed - )
• Szymon Marcin Kozlowski † (15 Mar 1883 Appointed - 14 Dec 1891 Appointed, Archbishop of Mohilev)
• Boleslaw Hieronim Klopotowski † (14 Dec 1899 Appointed - 15 Apr 1901 Appointed, Archbishop of Mohilev)
• Karol Antoni Niedzialkowski † ( 1901 Appointed - Apr 1911 Died)
• Ignacy Maria Dubowski † (16 Oct 1916 Appointed - 1 Jun 1925 Resigned)
• Bl. Adolf Peter Szelazek † (14 Dec 1925 Appointed - 10 Feb 1950 Died)
• Markijan Trofimiak (25 Mar 1998 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Luceoria o Łuck
13th Century	Erected		Diocese of Luceoria o Łuck (erected)
Diocese of Luceoria o Łuck e Zytomir o Zytomierz
8 August 1798	United	Diocese of Luceoria o Łuck Diocese of Zytomir o Zytomierz	Diocese of Luceoria o Łuck e Zytomir o Zytomierz
Diocese of Lutsk
28 October 1925	Split	Diocese of Luceoria o Łuck e Zytomir o Zytomierz	Diocese of Lutsk Diocese of Zytomir

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Lutsk
1950				3		3	0					ap1951
1997	30,000	2,254,000	1.3%	11	7	18	1,666		10	18	36	ap2000
2000	30,000	2,169,100	1.4%	10	6	16	1,875		6	17	36	ap2001
2001	30,000	2,169,000	1.4%	14	7	21	1,428		7	13	36	ap2002
2002	30,000	2,168,600	1.4%	12	7	19	1,578		7	13	36	ap2003
2003	30,000	2,167,500	1.4%	12	6	18	1,666		6	14	36	ap2004
2004	29,850	2,165,800	1.4%	15	7	22	1,356		7	12	36	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Markijan Trofimiak (Bishop: 25 Mar 1998)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Kaspar Borowski † (Bishop: 3 Jul 1844 - )
• Kasper Kazimierz Cieciszowski † (Bishop: 17 Nov 1798 to 23 Jun 1828)
• Ignacy Maria Dubowski † (Priest: 25 Mar 1899; Bishop: 16 Oct 1916 to 1 Jun 1925)
• Henryk Firlej † (Bishop: 1616 to 1617)
• Michele Godlewski † (Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Oct 1916 to 14 Jan 1949)
• Boleslaw Hieronim Klopotowski † (Auxiliary Bishop: 2 Aug 1897; Bishop: 14 Dec 1899 to 15 Apr 1901)
• Franciszek Antoni Kobielski † (Bishop: 1739 to 1755)
• Hryhorij (Grzegorz) Koxanovyc (Kochanowicz) † (Bishop: 1807 to 1809)
• Szymon Marcin Kozlowski † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1883 to 14 Dec 1891)
• Ivan Krasovskyj (Krassowski) † (Bishop: 1826 to 23 Aug 1827)
• Bernard Maciejowski † (Bishop: 8 Jun 1587 to 1 Sep 1597)
• Adam Stanisław Naruszewicz † (Bishop: 1790 to 8 Jul 1796)
• Karol Antoni Niedzialkowski † (Bishop: 1901 to Apr 1911)
• Michal Piwnicki † (Coadjutor Bishop: 1827)
• Jan Kanty Podhorodenski † (Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Aug 1804 to 4 Oct 1832)
• Mikołaj Prażmowski † (Bishop: 1659 to 1664)
• Hieronim Stojnowski (Stroynowski) † (Coadjutor Bishop: 20 Aug 1804 to 26 Sep 1814)
• Bl. Adolf Peter Szelazek † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1925 to 10 Feb 1950)
• Feliks Paweł Turski † (Bishop: 4 Mar 1771 to 20 Nov 1788)
• Stefano Walczykiewicz † (Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Jul 1928 to 1940)
• Jan Stanisław Witwicki † (Bishop: 25 May 1682 to 24 Nov 1687)
• Jan Stefan Wydzga † (Bishop: 31 May 1655 to 18 Aug 1659)
• Andrzej Stanisław Załuski † (Bishop: 19 Nov 1736 to 8 Mar 1739)
• Longin Żarnowiecki † (Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Apr 1910 to 29th Century)