Roman Catholic Diocese of Włocławek
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The Diocese of Włocławek (Latin: Dioecesis Vladislaviensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Poland. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gniezno. Until the 20th century, it was known as the Diocese of Kujawy.
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Diocese of Włocławek Dioecesis Vladislaviensis Diecezja Włocławska | |
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Location | |
Country | Poland |
Ecclesiastical province | Gniezno |
Statistics | |
Area | 8,824 km2 (3,407 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2022) 758,348 748,506 (98.7%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Cathedral | Włocławek Cathedral Katedra Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny (Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary) |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Krzysztof Jakub Wętkowski |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Wojciech Polak |
Bishops emeritus | Stanisław Gębicki Wiesław Mering |
Map | |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
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The bishops' seat is Włocławek Cathedral, also a minor basilica: Bazylika Katedralna Wniebowzięcia NMP in the city of Włocławek, in Kujawsko-Pomorskie.
The diocese has two more Minor Basilicas:
- Basilica of Our Lady of Licheń (Polish: Bazylika MB Bolesnej Królowej Polski), in Licheń Stary, Wielkopolskie
- Bazylika Wniebowzięcia NMP, in Zduńska Wola, Łódzkie.
The diocese is currently headed by Bishop Krzysztof Jakub Wętkowski, appointed in 2021.