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Diocese of Pelplin

Pelplinen(sis)

Latin-rite diocese in Pomerania, Poland, erected 25 March 1992 when the historic Diocese of Chelmno (founded 1243) was divided; Pelplin continues that see's heritage. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Gdansk. Its mother church is the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Pelplin.

The see

Rank
Suffragan diocese
Tradition
Latin Church
Erected
1992
Latin
Pelplinen(sis)
Patron
Our Mother of Perpetual Help
Annuario code
001002569

The see in figures

Catholics
728,000
Population
785,520
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
92.7%
Priests
618
Catholics per priest
1,178
Extent
13,361 km²
Catholics per km²
54

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
Ryszard Kasyna
Born
28 September 1957
Birthplace
Nowy Staw

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

Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Pelplin stands in Pelplin, 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 Gdansk

A suffragan of Archdiocese of Gdansk.

The sees of this province:

On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.

History

Located in the town of Pelplin, Poland, this Latin Church diocese (Latin: Pelplinen(sis); Kashubian: Pelplińskô diecezjô) is a suffragan within the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Gdańsk. Tczew is the largest city within its borders.

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Sources

The see's own website · Wikipedia

Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.