Roman Catholic Diocese of Opole

The Diocese of Opole (Latin: Dioecesis Opoliensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Opole in the ecclesiastical province of Katowice in Poland.

Diocese of Opole Dioecesis Opoliensis Diecezja Opolska
Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Opole
Location
Country	Poland
Metropolitan	Katowice
Statistics
Area	8,033 km2 (3,102 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2021) 850,693 783,056 (92.0%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Katedra św. Krzyża (Cathedral of the Holy Cross)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Andrzej Czaja
Auxiliary Bishops	Rudolf Pierskała Waldemar Musioł
Bishops emeritus	Alfons Nossol Paweł Stobrawa
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

History

• 1945: Established as Apostolic Administration of Opole
• 28 June 1972: Established as Diocese of Opole, part of the ecclesiastical province of Wrocław, from the Upper Silesian part of the Archdiocese of Wrocław and the General Vicariate of Branice of the Archdiocese of Olmütz
• 25 March 1992: made part of the ecclesiastical province of Katowice, lost territory to establish Diocese of Gliwice

Special churches

• Minor Basilica:
  • Sanktuarium św. Anny on the Góra Świętej Anny
    (Saint Anne's Mountain)

Leadership

• Bishops of Opole (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Franciszek Jop (1972 – 1976.09.24)
  • Archbishop Alfons Nossol (1977.06.25 – 2009.08.14)
  • Bishop Andrzej Czaja (since 2009.08.14)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Poland

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website