Diocese of Pomerania-Greater Poland

Evangelical Church of the Savior in Sopot, Episcopal Church for Pomerania-Greater Poland.

The diocese of Pomerania-Greater Poland (Polish : dieczja pomorsko-wielkopolska) is one of six dioceses of the Evangelical-Augsburg Church in Poland . Its official seat is in Sopot (Sopot) , the Episcopal Church is the Savior Church there.

location

The Evangelical Augsburg Christ the Redeemer Church in Bydgoszcz (Bromberg)

The Evangelical Augsburg (formerly Old Lutheran) Church in Leszno (Lissa)

Grace Church in Poznan

Stephanus Church in Thorn

The diocese of Pomerania-Greater Poland is located in the western part of Poland . In the north it borders on the Baltic Sea, in the east on the dioceses of Mazury and Warsaw , in the south on the diocese of Katowice and in the west on the diocese of Wroclaw . With an area of ​​around 77,000 km², it includes the Voivodeships of Greater Poland , Kuyavian-Pomeranian , Pomerania and the eastern part of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship .

organization structure

The bishop is the spiritual head of the diocese . Michał Warczyński has held this post since 1992 . Marcin Hintz was elected as his successor on December 4, 2010 by the diocesan synod . He took office in 2011 and is a member of the four-member diocesan council .

The highest decision-making body is the diocesan synod , whose members are elected for a term of five years. In addition, the diocese sends members to the church synod of the Evangelical Augsburg Church in Poland .

The central office of the Pomeranian-Greater Poland Diocese is at 81-703 Sopot, ul.Kosciuszki 51.

Parishes / parishes

The diocese of Pomerania-Greater Poland includes 18 parishes (with a parish) with 25 subsidiary parishes, which are looked after by 16 pastors.

• Bydgoszcz (Bromberg)
  • with Sępólno Krajeńskie (Zempelburg)
• Elbląg (Elblag)
  • with Mikołajki Pomorskie (Niklaskirchen)
• Gdańsk - Gdynia - Sopot (Danzig-Gdynia-Sopot) , seat in Sopot
  • with Tczew (Dirschau)
• Grudziądz (Graudenz)
• Kalisz (Kalisch)
  • with Nowa Kaźmierka and Stawiszyn
• Kępno (Kempen)
  • with Czarnylas , Kobyla Góra , Wieruszów and Ostrzeszów
• Konin
  • with Koło , Sompolno and Zagórów
• Koszalin (Köslin) , Parafia Jezusa Dobrego Pasterza (Parochie "Jesus, the Good Shepherd"), Kaplica św. Gertrudy ( Gertraudenkapelle )
  • with Świdwin (Schivelbein) and the German-speaking communities Białogard (Belgard) ( Georgenkirche ), Szczecinek (Neustettin) and Wołcza Wielka (Groß Volz)

• Leszno (Lissa)
  • with Rawicz (Rawitsch)
• Lipno (Leiperode)
• Ostrów Wielkopolski (Ostrowo)
• Piła (cutting mill)
  • with Chodzież (Kolmar) , Stróżewice (Hermstal) and Wągrowiec (Wongrowitz)
• Poznań (Poznan)
  • with Gniezno (Gnesen)
  • with Września (Wreschen)
• Rypin
• Słupsk (Stolp) , Parafia i kosćióła św. Krzyża (Parish and Cross Church )
  • with Gardna Wielka (Groß Garde) and Lębork (Lauenburg) as well as the German-speaking community Główczyce (Glowitz)
• Toruń (Thorn)
• Turek
• Włocławek (Leslau)

Partner church

The diocese of Pomerania-Greater Poland is in partnership with the German Pomeranian Evangelical Church .

Web links

Commons : Evangelical-Augsburg Church in Poland  - Album with pictures, videos and audio files

• Websites of the Pomeranian-Greater Poland Diocese