Diocese of Elbląg
| Diocese of Elbląg | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Poland |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Warmia |
| Diocesan bishop | Jacek Jezierski |
| Auxiliary bishop | Wojciech Skibicki |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Jan Styrna |
| Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus | Józef Wysocki |
| founding | 1992 |
| surface | 9,495 km² |
| Dean's offices | 21 (2019) |
| Parishes | 157 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 468,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 447,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 95.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 260 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 76 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,330 |
| Friars | 85 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 92 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Polish |
| cathedral | Katedra św. Mikołaja |
| Website | www.diecezja.elblag.opoka.org.pl |
The Diocese of Elblag ( lat. : Dioecesis Elbingensis , Polish. : Diecezja Elbląska ) is one in Poland situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Elblag ( German Elbing ).
history
The Diocese of Elbląg was established on March 25, 1992 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Totus Tuus Poloniae populus from ceded territories of the Archbishopric of Danzig and Warmia and the Diocese of Kulm and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Warmia as a suffragan .
Ordinaries
Bishops
- 1992–2003 Andrzej Śliwiński
- 2003-2014 Jan Styrna
- since 2014 Jacek Jezierski
Auxiliary bishops
- 1992–2015 Józef Wysocki , titular bishop of Praecausa
Dean's offices
Bishopric patron
- St. Adalbert, Bishop of Prague April 23 / October 20 (transfer of the bones)
- St. Maximilian Kolbe August 14th
- St. Dorothea von Montau OFS June 25th
See also
Web links
Commons : Churches in the Diocese of Elbląg - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Official website (Polish)
- Entry on the Diocese of Elbląg on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
Individual evidence
Polish Military Ordinary (Immediate)