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 shareof the people living within its bounds
- 97.4%
- Priests
- 317
- Catholics per priest
- 1,392
- Extent
- 9,495 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 46
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.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.