The Diocese of Gliwice (Latin: Glivicen(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Poland. Its episcopal see is located in the city of Gliwice. The Diocese of Gliwice is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Katowice. As of 2021, about 89% of the population in the territory of the diocese is self-described Catholic, however only 39% are practising Catholics.
History
- March 25, 1992: Established as Diocese of Gliwice from the Diocese of Częstochowa, Diocese of Katowice, and the Diocese of Opole[1]
Leadership
- Bishops of Gliwice
- Auxiliary bishops of Gliwice Bishop Gerard Kusz (March 25, 1992 – November 15, 2014)[2]; Bishop Andrzej Iwanecki (since January 7, 2018)[3]
References
- 1.IOANNES PAULUS PP. II. "Nova Polonicarum circumscriptionum ecclesiasticarum compositio. Totus Tuus Poloniae" (PDF). Acta Apostolicae Sedis: Commentarium Officiale (in Latin). LXXXIV. Vatican: vatican.va: 1097–1112.
- 2."Diecezja Gliwicka - Oficjalny Serwis Informacyjny".
- 3."Diecezja Gliwicka - Oficjalny Serwis Informacyjny".