Roman Catholic Diocese of Elbląg

The Diocese of Elbląg (Latin: Elbingen(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese located in the city of Elbląg in Poland. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Warmia.

Diocese of Elbląg

Dioecesis Elbingensis

Diecezja Elbląska
Saint Nicholas Cathedral in Elbląg
Location
CountryPoland
Ecclesiastical provinceWarmia
Statistics
Area9,495 km2 (3,666 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2021)
453,200
441,200 (97,4%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralKatedra św. Mikołaja
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJacek Jezierski
Metropolitan ArchbishopJózef Górzyński
Auxiliary BishopsWojciech Skibicki
Bishops emeritusJózef Wysocki
Map
Map of the Diocese
Map of the Diocese
Website
Website of the Diocese

History

The diocese was established on March 25, 1992, as the Diocese of Elbląg from the Diocese of Chelmno, Diocese of Gdańsk and Diocese of Warmia. 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.

Leadership
Bishop Jacek Jezierski

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

See also

Sources

54.1586°N 19.3955°E / 54.1586; 19.3955


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