Roman Catholic Diocese of Chełmno

The Diocese of Chełmno (Polish: Diecezja chełmińska; German: Bistum Kulm/Culm) was a Catholic diocese in Chełmno Land, founded in 1243 and disbanded in 1992.[1][2]

Diocese of Chełmno

Diecezja chełmińska
Location
CountryPoland
Ecclesiastical provinceGniezno
Coordinates53°12′N 18°36′E / 53.2°N 18.6°E / 53.2; 18.6
Information
DenominationCatholic
RiteLatin Rite
Established1243
Dissolved1992
CathedralChełmża Cathedral (until 1821)
Pelplin Cathedral (1821–1992)

History

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Remains of the Lubawa Castle, former residence of the Bishops of Chełmno
 
Pelplin Cathedral, seat of the diocese in 1821–1992, listed as a Historic Monument of Poland.[4]

List of Bishops of Kulm/Chełmno

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Stanislaus Hosius, first Bishop of Chełmno later promoted to cardinal
 
Marian Przykucki, last Bishop of Chełmno

Notes and references

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  1. ^ "Diocese of Pelplin" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. ^ "Diocese of Pelplin" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. ^ Górski, Karol (1949). Związek Pruski i poddanie się Prus Polsce: zbiór tekstów źródłowych (in Polish and Latin). Poznań: Instytut Zachodni. pp. 88, 99, 206, 217.
  4. ^ Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 23 kwietnia 2014 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii "Pelplin - zespół pocystersko-katedralny", Dz. U., 2014, No. 614
  5. ^ a b Das Bistum Danzig in Lebensbildern (in German). Stefan Samerski. 2003. ISBN 9783825862848. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
  6. ^ Cf. Barbara Wolf-Dahm (1994). "Polzin, Ludwig Sebald". In Bautz, Traugott (ed.). Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL) (in German). Vol. 7. Herzberg: Bautz. cols. 817–821. ISBN 3-88309-048-4..
  7. ^ "Archbishop Wawrzyniec Gembicki" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 2, 2016
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