Roman Catholic Diocese of Toruń

Diocese of Toruń Dioecesis Thoruniensis Diecezja Toruńska
Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist, Toruń
Location
Country	Poland
Ecclesiastical province	Gdańsk
Metropolitan	Gdańsk
Statistics
Area	5,427 km2 (2,095 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2014) 616,215 580,604 (94.2%)
Parishes	195
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Bazylika Katedralna św. Jana Chrzciciela (Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist)
Co-cathedral	Bazylika Konkatedralna Trójcy Świętej in Chełmża (Co-Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity)
Patron saint	Our Lady of Perpetual Help Stefan Wincenty Frelichowski Maria Karłowska Jutta of Kulmsee
Secular priests	483
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Wiesław Śmigiel
Metropolitan Archbishop	Sławoj Leszek Głódź
Auxiliary Bishops	Józef Szamocki
Bishops emeritus	Andrzej Wojciech Suski
Map
Map of the Diocese
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Toruń (Latin: Thorunien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Toruń in the Ecclesiastical province of Gdańsk in Poland.

History[]

• March 25, 1992: Established as Diocese of Toruń from the Diocese of Chelmno and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno

Special churches[]

• Minor Basilicas:
  • Bazylika pw. św. Tomasza Apostoła, Nowe Miasto Lubawskie
    (Basilica of St. Thomas the Apostle)

The Co-Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Chełmża

Leadership[]

• Bishops of Toruń (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Andrzej Wojciech Suski (March 25, 1992 – November 11, 2017)
  • Bishop (since November 11, 2017)

Bishop Wiesław Śmigiel

See also[]

• Roman Catholicism in Poland

Sources[]

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website

Coordinates: 53°00′33″N 18°36′22″E / 53.009264°N 18.606130°E / 53.009264; 18.606130

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