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Suffragan diocese Świdnica, Poland

Diocese of Świdnica

Suidnicien(sis)

Latin Church

Latin-rite diocese in Lower Silesia, Poland, erected 24 February 2004 from 13 deaneries of the Archdiocese of Wroclaw and 8 of the Diocese of Legnica. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Wroclaw. Its mother church is the Cathedral of Sts. Stanislaus and Wenceslaus in Swidnica.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Cathedral of Sts. Stanislaus and Wenceslaus, Swidnica, in Świdnica, Poland.

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Established
2004
Catholics
525,720
Priests
396
Territory
4,500 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Marek Mendyk
Born
18 March 1961
Birthplace
Głuszyca

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Sts. Stanislaus and Wenceslaus, Swidnica stands in Świdnica, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Świdnica, within the ecclesiastical province of Wrocław in Poland, is the seat of this Latin Church diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Suidniciensis). Church statistics for 2013 showed about 28.7% of the diocese's population attending church regularly on Sundays. Its St. Stanislaus and St. Wenceslaus Cathedral in Świdnica carries the designation of Historic Monument of Poland.