Diocese of Ełk
Liccanen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Ełk, Poland
The Diocese of Elk is a Latin rite diocese in northeastern Poland, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Warmia. It was erected on 25 March 1992 by Pope John Paul II from territory of the Dioceses of Lomza and Warmia. Its seat is St. Adalbert (Wojciech) Cathedral in Elk, with co-cathedrals in Goldap and Suwalki.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 25 March 1992
- Latin
- Liccanen(sis)
- Patron
- * Mater Ecclesiae * san Adalberto
- Annuario code
- 001001355
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 425,907
- Population
- 467,620
- Catholic share
- 91.1%
- Priests
- 319
- Catholics per priest
- 1,335
- Extent
- 11,000 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 39
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Jerzy Mazur, S.V.D.
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
St. Adalbert (Wojciech) Cathedral, Elk stands in Ełk, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
Its co-cathedral is Co-cathedrals in Goldap and Suwalki.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Warmia
A suffragan of Warmia.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of WarmiaWarmia
- Diocese of ElblągElbląg
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
The city of Ełk, in the ecclesiastical province of Warmia in Poland, is home to the Diocese of Ełk (Latin: Dioecesis Liccanensis), a Latin Church see of the Catholic Church.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].