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Suffragan diocese Legnica, Poland

Diocese of Legnica

Legnicen(sis)

Latin-rite diocese in Lower Silesia, Poland, erected 25 March 1992 from the Archdiocese of Wroclaw, of which it is a suffragan. Its see is in Legnica and its mother church is the Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul, Legnica, in Legnica, Poland.

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Established
1992
Catholics
816,100
Priests
485
Territory
7,100 km²

Parishes and churches

239 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Andrzej Siemieniewski
Born
8 August 1957
Birthplace
Wrocław

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul, Legnica stands in Legnica, 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.

History

Within the ecclesiastical province of Wrocław in Poland, the city of Legnica anchors this Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church (Latin: Dioecesis Legnicensis). Catholic Church statistics for 2013 recorded 30.1% of the population attending church every Sunday and holy day of obligation, or more often.