Diocese of Lutsk
diocese of the Catholic Church
The 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. (suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Mohilev between 1798 and 1925). In 1925, the diocese of Lutsk was restored and the Diocese of Zhytomyr became separate.
“Diocese of Lutsk” enters the record as diocese of the Catholic Church. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Diocese, Lutsk and diocese can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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