Diocese of Gliwice
Dioecesis Glivicensis
Diecezja Gliwicka
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Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul in Gliwice
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Metropolitan | Katowice |
Statistics | |
Area | 2,250 km2 (870 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 658,377 587,763 (89.3%) |
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Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Cathedral | Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Gliwice |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Sławomir Oder |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Adrian Joseph Galbas |
Auxiliary Bishops | Andrzej Iwanecki |
Bishops emeritus | Jan Kopiec |
Website | |
www.kuria.gliwice.pl |
The Diocese of Gliwice (Latin: Glivicen(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Poland. Its episcopal see is located in the city of Gliwice. The Diocese of Gliwice is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Katowice. As of 2021[update], about 89% of the population in the territory of the diocese is self-described Catholic, however only 39% are practising Catholics.[citation needed]
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