Roman Catholic Diocese of Pelplin

Summary

The Diocese of Pelplin (Latin: Pelplinen(sis); Kashubian: Pelplińskô diecezjô) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese located in the city of Pelplin, Poland. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of metropolitan Archdiocese of Gdańsk. The biggest city of diocese is Tczew.

Diocese of Pelplin

Dioecesis Pelplinensis

Diecezja Pelplińska
Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption in Pelplin
Location
CountryPoland
MetropolitanGdańsk
Statistics
Area13,361 km2 (5,159 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2019)
776,400
719,600 (92.7%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralBazylika Katedralna Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny
(Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopRyszard Kasyna
Metropolitan ArchbishopTadeusz Wojda
Auxiliary BishopsArkadiusz Okroj
Website
Website of the Diocese
Map of Roman Catholic Diocese of Pelpin

History edit

Special churches edit

  • Minor Basilicas:
    • Bazylika Ścięcia Świętego Jana Chrzciciela (Basilica of the Beheading of St. John Baptist), Chojnice

Leadership edit

  • Bishops of Pelplin
  • Bishops of Chelmno
    • Archbishop Marian Przykucki (1981.06.15 – 1992.03.25)
    • Bishop Bernard Czapliński (1973.03.16 – 1980.12.30)
    • Bishop Kazimierz Jósef Kowalski (1946.03.04 – 1972.05.06)
    • Bishop Carl Maria Splett (Apostolic Administrator 1940.12.05 – 1946.03.04)
    • Bishop Stanislao Okoniewski (1926.10.04 – 1944)
    • Bishop Augustinus Rosentreter (1898.12.22 – 1926.10.04)
    • Bishop Leo Redner (1886.11.16 – 1898.04.01)
    • Bishop Johannes von der Marwitz (1857.01.14 – 1886.03.29)
    • Bishop Anastasius Johannes Sedlag (1833.07.28 – 1856.09.23)
    • Bishop Ignatius Vincentius Matthy (1823.11.17 – 1832.05.20)
    • Bishop Franciszek Ksawery Graf Rydzyński (1795.10.10 – 1814.10.16)
    • Bishop Johann Karl Reichsgraf von Hohenzollern-Hechingen (1785.01.31 – 1795.12.18)
    • Bishop Antoni Onufry Okecki (1771.03.04 – 1775.05.29)
    • Bishop Andrzej Ignacy Baier (1758.11.18 – 1785.01.31)
    • Bishop Wojciech Stanisław Leski, O. Cist. (1746.10.17 – 1758.09.19)
    • Bishop Andrzej Stanisław Załuski (1739.03.08 – 1746.05.02)
    • Bishop Adam Stanisław Grabowski (1736.09.26 – 1739.07.15)
    • Bishop Józef Eustachy Szembek (1736 – 1753)
    • Bishop Thomaz Franciszek Czapski, O. Cist. (1730.12.06 – 1733.04.23)
    • Bishop Feliks Ignacy Kretowski (1722.11.20 – 1730.12.06)
    • Bishop Jan Kazimierz de Alten Bokum (1718.06.27 – 1721.06.30)
    • Archbishop Teodor Andrzej Potocki (1699.04.11 – 1712.06.10)
    • Bishop Kazimierz Szczuka (1693.10.02 – 1694.06.30)
    • Bishop Jan Kazimierz Opaliński, O. Cist. (1681.06.23 – 1693.07.22)
    • Bishop Jan Małachowski (1676.06.22 – 1681.05.12)
    • Archbishop Andrzej Olszowski (1661.02.23 – 1674.10.01)
    • Bishop Adam Kos (1657.11.11 – 1661.02.11)
    • Bishop Jan Gembicki (1653.04.21 – 1655.05.11)
    • Archbishop Andrzej Leszczyński (1646.05.04 – 1653.01.08)
    • Archbishop Jan Lipski (1636 – 1639)
    • Archbishop Wawrzyniec Gembicki (1600 – 1610)
    • Cardinal Stanisław Hosius (1549.07.12 – 1551.05.11)

See also edit

Sources edit

  • GCatholic.org
  • Catholic Hierarchy
  • Diocese website
  • Servant of God, Bishop Konstantyn Dominik

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