Bydgoszcz diocese
Bydgoszcz diocese | |
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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 ).
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.