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.
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 | |
Map of the Diocese | |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
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
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
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