The Diocese of Zhytomyr was twice a
Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or
diocese of the
Catholic Church in part of
Ukraine, namely from 1321 to 1789 and again from 1925 to 1998.
History
Established in 1321 as Diocese of Zhytomyr / Žytomyr / Zytomierz (
Latin: Zytomerien(sis))
Restored on 28 October 1925 as Diocese of Žytomyr / Zhytomyr / Zytomierz (
Latin: Zytomerien(sis)), 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 (Ukraine's national capital
Kyiv) only has a
co-cathedral (and a former cathedral).
Episcopal ordinaries
Suffragan Bishops of Žytomyr
very incomplete : most incumbents unavailable
Auxiliary Bishop: Antanas Karosas (Antoni Karaś) (8 November 1906 – 7 April 1910),
Titular Bishop of
Dorylæum (8 November 1906 – 7 April 1910; later Bishop of
Sejny (7 April 1910 – 28 October 1925), Bishop of
Vilkaviškis (
Lithuania) (5 April 1926 – death 7 July 1947)
Jan Purwiński (16 January 1991 – 25 November 1998)
Auxiliary Bishop: Stanislav Szyrokoradiuk,
Friars Minor (O.F.M.) (26 November 1994 – 25 November 1998), Titular Bishop of
Surista (26 November 1994 – 12 April 2014, next as Auxiliary Bishop of Kyïv–Žytomyr (Ukraine) (25 November 1998 – 12 April 2014), also
Apostolic Administrator of
Lutsk (Ukraine) (24 July 2012 – 12 April 2014); since 4 April 2014 Bishop of
Kharkiv–Zaporizhia (Ukraine).