Roman Catholic Diocese of Ełk

The Diocese of Ełk (Latin: Dioecesis Liccanensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Ełk in the ecclesiastical province of Warmia in Poland.

Diocese of Ełk Dioecesis Liccanensis Diecezja Ełcka
Ełk Cathedral
Location
Country	Poland
Ecclesiastical province	Warmia
Metropolitan	Warmia
Statistics
Area	11,000 km2 (4,200 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2021) 467,620 425,907 (91.1%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	25 March 1992
Cathedral	Katedra św. Wojciecha
Co-cathedral	Konkatedra NMP Matki Kościoła, Gołdap & Konkatedra św. Aleksandra, Suwałki
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Jerzy Mazur, S.V.D.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Józef Górzyński
Auxiliary Bishops	Dariusz Zalewski
Website
Website of the Diocese

Map of Roman Catholic Diocese of Elk

History

• March 25, 1992: Established as Diocese of Ełk from the Diocese of Łomża and Diocese of Warmia

Special churches

• Cathedral: Katedra św. Wojciecha, Ełk (St. Wojciech Cathedral)
• Co-Cathedral: Konkatedra NMP Matki Kościoła, Gołdap (Our Lady Mother of Church Concathedral)
• Co-Cathedral: Konkatedra św. Aleksandra, Suwałki (St. Alexander Concathedral)
• Minor Basilica: Bazylika Najświętszego Serca Jezusowego, Augustów (Most Holy Heart of Jesus Basilica)

Bishops

Current bishop Jerzy Mazur

• Bishops of Ełk (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Wojciech Ziemba (1992.03.25 – 2000.11.16), appointed Archbishop of Białystok
  • Bishop Edward Samsel (2000.11.16 – 2003.01.17)
  • Bishop Jerzy Mazur, S.V.D. (since 2003.04.17)

Auxiliary bishops

• Romuald Kamiński (2005-2017), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Warszawa-Praga
• Adrian Joseph Galbas, S.A.C. (2020-2022) appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Katowice
• Dariusz Zalewski (since 2022.10.29)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Poland

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website