Roman Catholic Diocese of Ełk
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Diocese of Ełk
Dioecesis Liccanensis
Diecezja Ełcka
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Ełk Cathedral
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Location | |
Country | Poland |
Ecclesiastical province | Warmia |
Metropolitan | Warmia |
Statistics | |
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Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 438,500 423,500 (96.6%) |
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Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 25 March 1992 |
Cathedral | Katedra św. Wojciecha |
Co-cathedral | Konkatedra NMP Matki Kościoła, Gołdap & Konkatedra św. Aleksandra, Suwałki |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Jerzy Mazur, S.V.D. |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Wojciech Ziemba |
Auxiliary Bishops | Romuald Kamiński |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ełk (Latin: Liccanen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Ełk in the Ecclesiastical province of Warmia in Poland.
History
- March 25, 1992: Established as Diocese of Ełk from the Diocese of Łomża and Diocese of Warmia
Special churches
- Cathedral: Katedra św. Wojciecha, Ełk
- Co-Cathedral: Konkatedra NMP Matki Kościoła, Gołdap
- Co-Cathedral: Konkatedra św. Aleksandra, Suwałki
- Minor Basilica: Bazylika Najświętszego Serca Jezusowego, Augustów
Leadership
- Bishops of Ełk (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Wojciech Ziemba (1992.03.25 – 2000.11.16)
- Bishop Edward Eugeniusz Samsel (2000.11.16 – 2003.01.17)
- Bishop Jerzy Mazur, S.V.D. (since 2003.04.17)
See also
Source
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