Roman Catholic Diocese of Świdnica
Diocese of Świdnica Dioecesis Suidniciensis Diecezja Świdnicka | |
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 Cathedral of Sts. Paul, Stanislaus and Wenceslaus in Świdnica | |
| Location | |
| Country | Poland |
| Ecclesiastical province | Wrocław |
| Metropolitan | Wrocław |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,500 km2 (1,700 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2014) 637,000 621,000 (97.5%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 24 February 2004 |
| Cathedral | (Cathedral of St. Stanislaus and St. Wenceslaus) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Józef Kupny |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Adam Bałabuch |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Świdnica (Latin: Suidnicien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Świdnica in the Ecclesiastical province of Wrocław in Poland. In 2013 about 28.7% of the dioceses population attended a church on Sundays regularly according to the church statistics.
History[]
The new diocese was created from the combination of 13 deaneries of the Archdiocese of Wroclaw and 8 deaneries of the Diocese of Legnica.
On February 24, 2004, John Paul II announced the election of Świdnica (from Nysa, Wałbrzych and Kłodzko) as the capital of the new diocese in Lower Silesia.
On March 19, 2008, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Adam Bałabuch, the first auxiliary bishop in the diocese.
On March 31, 2020 bishop retire and Pope Francis appointed Marek Mendyk as new diocesan bishop.
Leadership[]
- Bishops of Świdnica (Roman rite):
- Bishop Ignacy Dec (February 24, 2004 – March 31, 2020)
- Bishop Marek Mendyk (since April 24, 2020)
- Auxiliary bishop
- Adam Bałabuch (since March 19, 2008)
See also[]
- Roman Catholicism in Poland
Sources[]
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| Province of Białystok | |
| 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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Coordinates: 50°50′28″N 16°29′31″E / 50.84111°N 16.49194°E
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