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Diocese of Toruń

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Diocese of Toruń
Dioecesis Thoruniensis
Diecezja Toruńska
Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist, Toruń
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
(as of 2020)
625,190
581,500 (93%)
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 Basilica of the Most Holy Trinity, Chełmża )
Patron saint Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Stefan Wincenty Frelichowski
Maria Karłowska
Jutta of Kulmsee
Secular priests 483
Current leadership
Pope Leo XIV
Bishop Arkadiusz Okroj
Metropolitan Archbishop Tadeusz Wojda S.A.C.
Auxiliary Bishops Józef Szamocki
Bishops emeritus Andrzej Wojciech Suski
Wiesław Śmigiel
Map
Map of the Diocese
Website
www.diecezja.torun.pl

The Diocese of Toruń (Latin: Dioecesis Thoruniensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Toruń in the ecclesiastical province of Gdańsk in Poland.

History

Special churches

  • Minor Basilicas:

Leadership

See also

Canonical status and jurisdiction

Roman Catholic Diocese of Toruń is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[1]

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