Roman Catholic Diocese of Zielona Góra-Gorzów
Diocese of Zielona Góra-Gorzów Dioecesis Viridimontanensis-Gorzoviensis Diecezja Zielonogórsko-Gorzowska | |
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Location | |
Country | Poland |
Ecclesiastical province | Szczecin-Kamień |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień |
Statistics | |
Area | 10,805 km2 (4,172 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2014) 1,160,000 989,400 (85.3%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 28 June 1972 (As Diocese of Gorzów) 25 March 1992 (As Diocese of Zielona Góra-Gorzów) |
Cathedral | Katedra pw. Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny, Gorzów Wielkopolski |
Co-cathedral | Konkatedra św. Jadwigi in Zielona Góra |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | |
Metropolitan Archbishop | |
Bishops emeritus | Stefan Regmunt (Bishop Emeritus) Paweł Socha (Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus) |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zielona Góra-Gorzów (Latin: Viridimontanensis-Gorzoviensis) is a Latin rite suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień in Lubuskie, Poland.
Its cathedral episcopal see is Katedra Wniebowzięcia NMP in Gorzów Wielkopolski. It also has a Co-cathedral św. Jadwigi Śląskiej, in Zielona Góra, and a Minor Basilica, Bazylika Matki Bożej Rokitniańskiej, Rokitno.
History[]
- Established on 28 June 1972 as Diocese of Gorzów, on territory split off from the Diocese of Berlin, Germany
- 25 March 1992: Renamed as Diocese of Zielona Góra – Gorzów
- It enjoyed a Papal visit from the Polish Pope John Paul II in June 1997.
Statistics[]
As of 2014, it pastorally served 989,400 Catholics (85.3% of 1,160,000 total) on 14,814 km² in 267 parishes a 2 missions with 641 priests (542 diocesan, 99 religious), 283 lay religious (107 brothers, 176 sisters) and 53 seminarians. Like in most Polish dioceses, church attendance has declined in the 21st century. According to the statistics 28.1% of the dioceses population attended church services weekly in 2013, however more than 40% did so back in 2000.
Episcopal ordinaries[]
(all Roman rite)
- Suffragan Bishops of Gorzów
- (1972.06.28 – death 1986.01.22), previously Titular Bishop of Leptis Magna (1958.07.04 – 1972.06.28) as Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (Poland) (1958.07.04 – 1972.06.28) and Apostolic Administrator of Territorial Prelature of Piła (Poland) (1958.07.04 – 1972.06.28)
- Józef Michalik (1986.10.01 – 1992.03.25 see below)
- Suffragan Bishops of Zielona Góra-Gorzów
- Józef Michalik (see above 1992.03.25 – 1993.04.17), next Metropolitan Archbishop of Przemyśl (Poland) (1993.04.17 – retired 2016.04.30), Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Poland (1999 – 2004.03.18), President of Episcopal Conference of Poland (2004.03.18 – 2014.03.12), Vice-President of Council of European Bishops’ Conferences (2011.10.02 – 2014.10)
- Adam Dyczkowski (1993.07.17 – 2007.12.29)
- (2007.12.29 – 2015.11.23)
- Tadeusz Litynski (since 2015.11.23)
Auxiliary[]
- Auxiliary Bishop : Edward Dajczak (1989.12.15 – 2007.06.23)
- Auxiliary Bishop: Paweł Socha, C.M. (1973.11.20 – 2012.01.16)
See also[]
- List of Catholic dioceses in Poland
- Roman Catholicism in Poland
Sources and external links[]
Coordinates: 52°43′51″N 15°14′21″E / 52.730918°N 15.239238°E
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Poland
- Christian organizations established in 1972
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- 1972 establishments in Poland
- European Roman Catholic diocese stubs