The Diocese of Gliwice (Latin: Glivicen(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Poland. Its episcopal see is located in the city of Gliwice. The Diocese of Gliwice is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Katowice. As of 2021[update], about 89% of the population in the territory of the diocese is self-described Catholic, however only 39% are practising Catholics.[citation needed]
Diocese of Gliwice Dioecesis Glivicensis Diecezja Gliwicka | |
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 Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul in Gliwice | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Metropolitan | Katowice |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,250 km2 (870 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 658,377 587,763 (89.3%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Gliwice |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Sławomir Oder |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Adrian Joseph Galbas |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Andrzej Iwanecki |
| Bishops emeritus | Jan Kopiec |
| Website | |
| www.kuria.gliwice.pl | |
History
edit- March 25, 1992: Established as Diocese of Gliwice from the Diocese of Częstochowa, Diocese of Katowice, and the Diocese of Opole[1]
Leadership
edit- Bishops of Gliwice
- Bishop Jan Walenty Wieczorek (March 25, 1992 – December 29, 2011)
- Bishop Jan Kopiec (December 29, 2011 – January 28, 2023)
- Bishop Sławomir Oder (since February 11, 2023) [2]
- Auxiliary bishops of Gliwice
- Bishop Gerard Kusz (March 25, 1992 – November 15, 2014)[3]
- Bishop Andrzej Iwanecki (since January 7, 2018)[4]
See also
editSources
editReferences
edit- ^ IOANNES PAULUS PP. II. "Nova Polonicarum circumscriptionum ecclesiasticarum compositio. Totus Tuus Poloniae" (PDF). Acta Apostolicae Sedis: Commentarium Officiale (in Latin). LXXXIV. Vatican: vatican.va: 1097–1112.
- ^ "Ks. Sławomir Oder nowym biskupem gliwickim - Vatican News". 28 January 2023.
- ^ "Diecezja Gliwicka - Oficjalny Serwis Informacyjny".
- ^ "Diecezja Gliwicka - Oficjalny Serwis Informacyjny".
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