Roman Catholic Diocese of Gliwice
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 2013, about 91% of the population in the territory of the diocese is self-described Catholic, however only 39% are practising Catholics.
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 (including non-members) | (as of 2013) 708,504 642,562 (90.7%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Gliwice |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Jan Kopiec |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Wiktor Skworc |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Andrzej Iwanecki |
| Bishops emeritus | Jan Wieczorek |
| Website | |
| www.kuria.gliwice.pl | |
Map of Roman Catholic Diocese of Gliwice
History
- March 25, 1992: Established as Diocese of Gliwice from the Diocese of Częstochowa, Diocese of Katowice, and the Diocese of Opole
Leadership
- Bishops of Gliwice
- Bishop Jan Walenty Wieczorek (March 25, 1992 – December 29, 2011)
- Bishop Jan Kopiec (since December 29, 2011)
- Auxiliary bishops of Gliwice
- Bishop Gerard Kusz (March 25, 1992 – November 15, 2014)[1]
- Bishop Andrzej Iwanecki (since January 7, 2018)[2]
See also
References
| Province of Białystok | |
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| Province of Częstochowa | |
| Province of Gdańsk | |
| Province of Gniezno | |
| Province of Katowice | |
| Province of Kraków | |
| Province of Łódź | |
| Province of Lublin | |
| Province of Poznań | |
| Province of Przemyśl | |
| Province of Szczecin-Kamień | |
| Province of Warmia | |
| Province of Warszawa | |
| Province of Wrocław | |
| Sui iuris Jurisdictions |
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| Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church | |
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