Roman Catholic Diocese of Pelplin

Diocese of Pelplin Dioecesis Pelplinensis Diecezja Pelplińska
Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption in Pelplin
Location
Country	Poland
Metropolitan	Gdańsk
Statistics
Area	13,361 km2 (5,159 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2013) 780,000 735,000 (94.2%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Bazylika Katedralna Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny (Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Ryszard Kasyna
Metropolitan Archbishop	Sławoj Leszek Głódź
Auxiliary Bishops	Arkadiusz Okroj
Bishops emeritus	Piotr Krupa
Website
Website of the Diocese

Map of Roman Catholic Diocese of Pelpin

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pelplin (Latin: Pelplinen(sis); Kashubian: Pelplińskô diecezjô) is a diocese located in the city of Pelplin in the Ecclesiastical province of Gdańsk in Poland.

History[]

• 1243: Established as part of Roman Catholic Diocese of Chełmno
• March 25, 1992: Roman Catholic Diocese of Chełmno split into the Diocese of Pelplin and The Diocese of Toruń

Special churches[]

• Minor Basilicas:
  • Bazylika Ścięcia Świętego Jana Chrzciciela (Basilica of the Beheading of St. John Baptist), Chojnice

Leadership[]

• Bishops of Pelplin (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Ryszard Kasyna (since 2012.12.08)
  • Bishop Jan Bernard Szlaga (1992.03.25 – 2012.04.25)
• Bishops of Chelmno (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Marian Przykucki (1981.06.15 – 1992.03.25)
  • Bishop (1973.03.16 – 1980.12.30)
  • Bishop (1946.03.04 – 1972.05.06)
  • Bishop Carl Maria Splett (Apostolic Administrator 1940.12.05 – 1946.03.04)
  • Bishop (1926.10.04 – 1944)
  • Bishop (1898.12.22 – 1926.10.04)
  • Bishop (1886.11.16 – 1898.04.01)
  • Bishop Johannes von der Marwitz (1857.01.14 – 1886.03.29)
  • Bishop (1833.07.28 – 1856.09.23)
  • Bishop (1823.11.17 – 1832.05.20)
  • Bishop (1795.10.10 – 1814.10.16)
  • Bishop (1785.01.31 – 1795.12.18)
  • Bishop (1771.03.04 – 1775.05.29)
  • Bishop (1758.11.18 – 1785.01.31)
  • Bishop , O. Cist. (1746.10.17 – 1758.09.19)
  • Bishop Andrzej Stanisław Załuski (1739.03.08 – 1746.05.02)
  • Bishop Adam Stanisław Grabowski (1736.09.26 – 1739.07.15)
  • Bishop (1736 – 1753)
  • Bishop , O. Cist. (1730.12.06 – 1733.04.23)
  • Bishop (1722.11.20 – 1730.12.06)
  • Bishop (1718.06.27 – 1721.06.30)
  • Archbishop Teodor Andrzej Potocki (1699.04.11 – 1712.06.10)
  • Bishop (1693.10.02 – 1694.06.30)
  • Bishop , O. Cist. (1681.06.23 – 1693.07.22)
  • Bishop (1676.06.22 – 1681.05.12)
  • Archbishop Andrzej Olszowski (1661.02.23 – 1674.10.01)
  • Bishop (1657.11.11 – 1661.02.11)
  • Bishop (1653.04.21 – 1655.05.11)
  • Archbishop Andrzej Leszczyński (1646.05.04 – 1653.01.08)
  • Archbishop Jan Lipski (1636 – 1639)
  • Archbishop Wawrzyniec Gembicki (1600 – 1610)
  • Cardinal Stanisław Hosius (1549.07.12 – 1551.05.11)

See also[]

• Catholic Church in Poland
• Bishop

Sources[]

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website
• Servant of God, Bishop Konstantyn Dominik

Coordinates: 53°55′34″N 18°42′04″E / 53.92611°N 18.70111°E / 53.92611; 18.70111