Diocese of Gliwice
| Diocese of Gliwice | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Poland |
| Diocesan bishop | Jan copy c |
| Auxiliary bishop | Andrzej Iwanecki |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Jan Walenty Wieczorek |
| Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus | Gerard Alfons Kusz |
| founding | 1992 |
| surface | 2,250 km² |
| Parishes | 156 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 690,349 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 621,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 90% |
| Diocesan priest | 346 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 149 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,255 |
| Permanent deacons | 1 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 171 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 180 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Polish , German |
| cathedral | Peter and Paul Church Gliwice |
| Website | www.kuria.gliwice.pl/ |
The diocese of Gliwice ( Latin: Dioecesis Glivicensis , Polish : Diecezja gliwicka ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Upper Silesia , located in Poland , in what is now the Silesian Voivodeship with its seat in Gliwice ( German Gleiwitz ).
history
With the Apostolic Constitution Totus tuus Poloniae populus of March 25, 1992 Pope John Paul II reorganized the church structure in Poland.
The newly formed diocese of Gliwice was established from parts of the territory of the archbishopric of Częstochowa , Kattowitz and the diocese of Opole and assigned as a suffragan to the Katowice archdiocese.
Bishops
- 1992–2011: Jan Walenty Wieczorek
- since 2011: Jan Copy c
Auxiliary bishops
- Gerard Alfons Kusz (1992-2014)
Dean's offices
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Bishopric patron
- St. Hedwig of Silesia October 16th
- St. Peter and Paul June 29th
- St. Anna July 26th
Church institutions
Important churches
- The cathedral church of St. Peter and Paul
Individual evidence
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Gliwice - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Official website (Polish)
- Entry on the Diocese of Gliwice on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
Polish Military Ordinary (Immediate)