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* Established in 1945 as '''Apostolic Administration of Kamień, Lubusz and the Prelature of Piła''' with see in [[Gorzów Wielkopolski]], on the territories encompassing the [[Territorial Prelature of Schneidemühl]] and the part of the [[Diocese of Berlin]], [[Germany]], awarded to Poland, with reference in the name to the historical [[Bishopric of Lebus]] and [[Bishopric of Cammin]] |
* Established in 1945 as '''Apostolic Administration of Kamień, Lubusz and the Prelature of Piła''' with see in [[Gorzów Wielkopolski]], on the territories encompassing the [[Territorial Prelature of Schneidemühl]] and the part of the [[Diocese of Berlin]], [[Germany]], awarded to Poland, with reference in the name to the historical [[Bishopric of Lebus]] and [[Bishopric of Cammin]] |
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* Established on 28 June 1972 as '''Diocese of Gorzów''', part of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wrocław|ecclesiatical province of Wrocław]], from the southwestern part of the territory of the dissolved Apostolic Administration of Kamień, Lubusz and the Prelature of Piła with see in [[Gorzów Wielkopolski]], formerly part of the [[ |
* Established on 28 June 1972 as '''Diocese of Gorzów''', part of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wrocław|ecclesiatical province of Wrocław]], from the southwestern part of the territory of the dissolved Apostolic Administration of Kamień, Lubusz and the Prelature of Piła with see in [[Gorzów Wielkopolski]], formerly the western part of the [[PrelatureofSchneidemühl]], and the eastern part of the [[DioceseofBerlin]], [[Germany]] |
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* 25 March 1992: Renamed as '''Diocese of Zielona Góra – Gorzów''' and made part of the newly established [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień|ecclesiatical province of Szczecin-Kamień]], lost territory to [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg|Diocese of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg]] |
* 25 March 1992: Renamed as '''Diocese of Zielona Góra – Gorzów''' and made part of the newly established [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień|ecclesiatical province of Szczecin-Kamień]], lost territory to [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg|Diocese of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg]] |
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* It enjoyed a [[Papal visit]] from the Polish [[Pope John Paul II]] in June 1997. |
* It enjoyed a [[Papal visit]] from the Polish [[Pope John Paul II]] in June 1997. |
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Diocese of Zielona Góra-Gorzów
Dioecesis Viridimontanensis-Gorzoviensis
Diecezja Zielonogórsko-Gorzowska
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Cathedral of the Assumption in Gorzów Wielkopolski
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| Location | |
| Country | Poland |
| Ecclesiastical province | Szczecin-Kamień |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 10,805 km2 (4,172 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2014) 1,160,000 989,400 (85.3%) |
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| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 1945 (as Apostolic Administration of Kamień, Lubusz and the Prelature of Piła) 8 June 1972 (As Diocese of Gorzów) 25 March 1992 (As Diocese of Zielona Góra-Gorzów) |
| Cathedral | Katedra pw. Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny, Gorzów Wielkopolski |
| Co-cathedral | Konkatedra św. Jadwigi in Zielona Góra |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Tadeusz Litynski |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Andrzej Dzięga |
| Bishops emeritus | Stefan Regmunt (Bishop Emeritus) Paweł Socha (Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus) |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zielona Góra-Gorzów (Latin: Viridimontanensis-Gorzoviensis) is a Latin rite suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical provinceofArchdiocese of Szczecin-KamieńinLubuskie, Poland.
Its cathedral episcopal see is Katedra Wniebowzięcia NMP in Gorzów Wielkopolski. It also has a Co-cathedral św. Jadwigi Śląskiej, in Zielona Góra, and a Minor Basilica, Bazylika Matki Bożej Rokitniańskiej, Rokitno.
As of 2014, it pastorally served 989,400 Catholics (85.3% of 1,160,000 total) on 14,814 km² in 267 parishes a 2 missions with 641 priests (542 diocesan, 99 religious), 283 lay religious (107 brothers, 176 sisters) and 53 seminarians. Like in most Polish dioceses, church attendance has declined in the 21st century. According to the statistics 28.1% of the dioceses population attended church services weekly in 2013, however more than 40% did so back in 2000.
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