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The '''Diocese of Ełk''' ({{lang-la|Dioecesis Liccanensis}}) is a [[Latin Church]] [[diocese]] of the [[Catholic Church]] located in the city of [[Ełk]] in the [[ |
The '''Diocese of Ełk''' ({{lang-la|Dioecesis Liccanensis}}) is a [[Latin Church]] [[diocese]] of the [[Catholic Church]] located in the city of [[Ełk]] in the [[ecclesiastical province]] of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Warmia|Warmia]] in [[Poland]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
Latest revision as of 04:56, 22 January 2024
Diocese of Ełk Dioecesis Liccanensis Diecezja Ełcka | |
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Location | |
Country | Poland |
Ecclesiastical province | Warmia |
Metropolitan | Warmia |
Statistics | |
Area | 11,000 km2 (4,200 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 467,620 425,907 (91.1%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 25 March 1992 |
Cathedral | Katedra św. Wojciecha |
Co-cathedral | Konkatedra NMP Matki Kościoła, Gołdap & Konkatedra św. Aleksandra, Suwałki |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Jerzy Mazur, S.V.D. |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Józef Górzyński |
Auxiliary Bishops | Dariusz Zalewski |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Diocese of Ełk (Latin: Dioecesis Liccanensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Ełk in the ecclesiastical province of Warmia in Poland.
History
[edit]- March 25, 1992: Established as Diocese of Ełk from the Diocese of Łomża and Diocese of Warmia
Special churches
[edit]- Cathedral: Katedra św. Wojciecha, Ełk (St. Wojciech Cathedral)
- Co-Cathedral: Konkatedra NMP Matki Kościoła, Gołdap (Our Lady Mother of Church Concathedral)
- Co-Cathedral: Konkatedra św. Aleksandra, Suwałki (St. Alexander Concathedral)
- Minor Basilica: Bazylika Najświętszego Serca Jezusowego, Augustów (Most Holy Heart of Jesus Basilica)
Bishops
[edit]- Bishops of Ełk (Roman rite)
- Bishop Wojciech Ziemba (1992.03.25 – 2000.11.16), appointed Archbishop of Białystok
- Bishop Edward Eugeniusz Samsel (2000.11.16 – 2003.01.17)
- Bishop Jerzy Mazur, S.V.D. (since 2003.04.17)
Auxiliary bishops
[edit]- Romuald Kamiński (2005-2017), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Warszawa-Praga
- Adrian Józef Galbas, S.A.C. (2020-2022) appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Katowice
- Dariusz Zalewski (since 2022.10.29)
See also
[edit]Sources
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