Roman Catholic Diocese of Włocławek
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Włocławek
-
Diocese of Włocławek
Dioecesis Vladislaviensis |
| Location |
| Country |
Poland |
| Metropolitan |
Gniezno |
| Statistics |
| Area |
10,143 km2 (3,916 sq mi) |
Population
- Total
- Catholics |
(as of 2004)
859,725
839,694 (97.7%) |
| Information |
| Rite |
Latin Rite |
| Cathedral |
Katedra Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej
Marii Panny
(Cathedral of the Assumption
of the Blessed Virgin Mary) |
| Current leadership |
| Bishop |
Wieslaw Alojzy Mering |
| Auxiliary Bishop |
Stanislaw Gebicki |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Włocławek {Latin: Vladislavien(sis), until the 20th century known as the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kujawy} is an diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church located in the city of Włocławek in the Ecclesiastical province of Gniezno in Poland.
The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Gniezno. Erected around 1125, the diocese is currently headed by the Bishop Wiesław Mering, appointed in 2003.
History
- ca. 1125/26: Established as Diocese of Włocławek
Special churches
Katedra Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny
(
Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
Sanktuary of the Mother of God victorious in Brdów
Leadership
- Bishops of Włocławek (Roman rite)
- Bishop Lucjan Mering
- Suffragan Bishop Stanisław Gębicki
Ordinaries
See List of bishops of Kujawy (Włocławek)
See also
Source
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Poland
- Dioceses established in the 12th century
- Włocławek
- Poland stubs
- European Roman Catholic diocese stubs
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