Roman Catholic Diocese of Elbląg

Diocese of Elbląg Dioecesis Elbingensis Diecezja Elbląska
Saint Nicholas Cathedral in Elbląg
Location
Country	Poland
Ecclesiastical province	Warmia
Metropolitan	Archdiocese of Warmia
Statistics
Area	9,495 km2 (3,666 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2013) 471,200 451,000 (95.7%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Katedra św. Mikołaja
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop
Metropolitan Archbishop
Auxiliary Bishops	Wojciech Skibicki
Bishops emeritus	Jan Styrna Józef Wysocki
Map
Map of the Diocese
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Elbląg (Latin: Elbingen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Elbląg in the Ecclesiastical province of Warmia in Poland. According to the Catholic Church statistics 28.4% of the population went to church once a week in 2013 which was the lowest rank ever since 1980.

History[]

• March 25, 1992: Established as Diocese of Elbląg from the Diocese of Chelmno, Diocese of Gdańsk and Diocese of Warmia

Leadership[]

• Bishops of Elbląg (Roman rite)
  • Bishop (since 2014.06.08)
  • Bishop (2003.08.02 – 2014.05.10)
  • Bishop Andrzej Śliwiński (1992.03.25 – 2003.08.02)

Bishop Jacek Jezierski

Special churches[]

• Former Cathedrals:
  • Konkatedra św. Jana Chrzciciela w Kwidzynie, Kwidzyn
  • Konkatedra św. Wojciecha, Prabuty

See also[]

• Roman Catholicism in Poland

Sources[]

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website

Coordinates: 54°09′31″N 19°23′44″E / 54.1586°N 19.3955°E / 54.1586; 19.3955

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