Roman Catholic Diocese of Świdnica explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Świdnica
Latin:Dioecesis Suidniciensis
Local:Diecezja Świdnicka
Country:Poland
Province:Wrocław
Metropolitan:Wrocław
Rite:Latin Rite
Established:24 February 2004
Cathedral:(Cathedral of St. Stanislaus and St. Wenceslaus)
Area Km2:4,500
Population:620,000
Population As Of:2020
Catholics:525,720
Catholics Percent:84.8
Bishop:Marek Mendyk
Metro Archbishop:Józef Kupny
Auxiliary Bishops:Adam Bałabuch
Map:Roman Catholic Diocese of Świdnica location map.svg
Website:Website of the Diocese
Denomination:Catholic Church

The Diocese of Świdnica (Latin: Dioecesis Suidniciensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Świdnica in the ecclesiastical province of Wrocław in Poland. In 2013 about 28.7% of the dioceses population attended a church on Sundays regularly according to the church statistics.

Its St. Stanislaus and St. Wenceslaus Cathedral in Świdnica is listed as a Historic Monument of Poland.[1]

History

The new diocese was created from the combination of 13 deaneries of the Archdiocese of Wroclaw and 8 deaneries of the Diocese of Legnica.

On February 24, 2004, John Paul II announced the election of Świdnica (from Nysa, Wałbrzych and Kłodzko) as the capital of the new diocese in Lower Silesia.

On March 19, 2008, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Adam Bałabuch, the first auxiliary bishop in the diocese.

On March 31, 2020 bishop Ignacy Dec retire and Pope Francis appointed Marek Mendyk as new diocesan bishop.

Leadership

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Notes and References

  1. Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 15 marca 2017 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii "Świdnica - katedra pod wezwaniem św. Stanisława Biskupa i Męczennika i św. Wacława Męczennika". 2017. 655.