Diocese of Toruń
| Diocese of Toruń | |
| Basic data | |
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| Country | Poland |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Gdansk |
| Diocesan bishop | Wiesław Śmigiel |
| Auxiliary bishop | Józef Szamocki |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Andrzej Suski |
| founding | 1992 |
| surface | 5,427 km² |
| Dean's offices | 24 (23/12/2008) |
| Parishes | 196 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 618.613 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 575.082 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 93% |
| Diocesan priest | 394 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 100 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,164 |
| Permanent deacons | 3 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Friars | 107 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 246 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Polish |
| cathedral | St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist |
| Co-cathedral | Trinity Church |
| address | Kuria Diecezjalna Toruńska ul. Lazienna 18 87-100 Toruń Polska |
| Website | www.diecezja-torun.pl |
The diocese of Toruń ( Latin : Dioecesis Thoruniensis , Polish : Diecezja toruńska ) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Poland . It belongs to the church province of Danzig .
history
Toruń is one of the youngest Polish dioceses. It was founded during the restructuring of the Catholic Church in Poland in 1992 ( Apostolic Constitution Totus Tuus Poloniae Populus of March 25) from areas of the Archdiocese of Gniezno and the Diocese of Kulm (now Pelplin). The previous Płocker Auxiliary Bishop Andrzej Wojciech Suski was appointed the first Bishop of Thorn. The Church of St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist, a minor basilica since 1935 , was elevated to a cathedral in 1992 . The Trinity Church in Kulmsee has been a co-cathedral since 1994 .
coat of arms
The four-part coat of arms of the diocese of Toruń shows in field 1 on a blue background the Lamb of God as a symbol of John the Baptist, field 2 on a red background the eagle as a symbol of John (Evangelist), the two Johns are the patrons of the Cathedral of Toruń , field 3 white / silver background an anchor, the coat of arms of the first bishop Andrzej Wojciech Suski, field 4 on a yellow background an M as a symbol for Mary (Our Lady of Perpetual Help) .
The insignia of the Kulm prince-bishops (miter, crook and sword) with the inful hanging down on the right and left , from the 15th century, were used to decorate the helmet .
Dean's offices
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Brodnicki region |
Grudziądzki region
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Toruński region
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Bishopric patron
- Matka Boża Nieustającej Pomocy - Our Lady of Perpetual Help
- Sel. Stefan Wincenty Frelichowski , February 23
- Sel. Jutta von Sangerhausen , May 5th
Web links
- Official website (Polish)
- Entry on the Diocese of Toruń on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
