Bydgoszcz diocese
| Bydgoszcz diocese | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Poland |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Gniezno |
| Diocesan bishop | Jan Tyrawa |
| Vicar General | Bronislaw Kaczmarek |
| founding | 2004 |
| surface | 5,200 km² |
| Parishes | 149 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Residents | 620,000 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics | 580,000 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| proportion of | 93.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 290 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 99 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,491 |
| Friars | 117 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 131 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Polish |
| cathedral | Katedra św. Marcina i Mikołaja |
| address | Kuria Diecezjalna ul.Ks. Malczewskiego 1 85-104 Bydgoszcz Polska |
| Website | www.diecezja.bydgoszcz.pl |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bydgoszcz ( lat. : Dioecesis Bydgostiensis , Polish. : Diecezja Bydgoska ) is one in Poland situated Roman Catholic diocese , based in Bydgoszcz ( German Bromberg ).
Cathedral in Bydgoszcz
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history
The Diocese of Bydgoszcz (German: Bromberg) was established on February 24, 2004 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Dilectorum Poloniae fidelium from cedings of the dioceses of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg and Pelplin and the Archdiocese of Gniezno and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Gniezno as a suffragan diocese.
First Bishop was January Tyrawa .
Dean's offices
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Bishopric patron
- Matka Boża Pięknej Miłości - Our Lady of the Rose (Bydgoszcz Cathedral)
- Sel. Michał Kozal - June 14th
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Bydgoszcz - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Official website (Polish)
- Entry on Bydgoszcz Diocese on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Dilectorum Poloniae fidelium , AAS 96 (1004), n.5 , p. 254f.
Polish Military Ordinary (Immediate)