Diocese of Elbląg
Elbingen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Elbląg, Poland
The Diocese of Elblag is a Latin rite diocese in northern 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 Chelmno, Gdansk and Warmia. Its seat is St. Nicholas Cathedral in Elblag.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 25 March 1992
- Latin
- Elbingen(sis)
- Patron
- * san Adalberto * san Maximiliano María Kolbe * santa Dorotea de Montau
- Annuario code
- 001001353
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 441,200
- Population
- 453,200
- Catholic share
- 97.4%
- Priests
- 317
- Catholics per priest
- 1,392
- Extent
- 9,495 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 46
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
- Wojciech Skibicki
- Born
- 23 May 1970
- Birthplace
- Skrwilno
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. Nicholas Cathedral, Elblag stands in Elbląg, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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 EłkEłk
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Located in the city of Elbląg in Poland, the Diocese of Elbląg (Latin: Elbingen(sis)) is a Latin Church territory serving as a suffragan diocese within the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Warmia.
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].