Roman Catholic Diocese of Toruń
Appearance
Diocese of Toruń Dioecesis Thoruniensis Diecezja Toruńska | |
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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 | Francis |
Bishop | Wiesław Śmigiel |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Tadeusz Wojda S.A.C. |
Auxiliary Bishops | Józef Szamocki |
Bishops emeritus | Andrzej Wojciech Suski |
Map | |
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Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
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
[edit]- March 25, 1992: Established as Diocese of Toruń from the Diocese of Chelmno and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno
Special churches
[edit]- Minor Basilicas:
- Bazylika pw. św. Tomasza Apostoła, Nowe Miasto Lubawskie
(Basilica of St. Thomas the Apostle)
- Bazylika pw. św. Tomasza Apostoła, Nowe Miasto Lubawskie
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Leadership
[edit]- Bishops of Toruń (Roman rite)
- Bishop Andrzej Wojciech Suski (March 25, 1992 – November 11, 2017)
- Bishop Wiesław Śmigiel (since November 11, 2017)
See also
[edit]Sources
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