Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Gliwice | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Glivicensis |
Local: | Diecezja Gliwicka |
Country: | Poland |
Metropolitan: | Katowice |
Denomination: | Catholic Church |
Sui Iuris Church: | Latin Church |
Rite: | Roman Rite |
Cathedral: | Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Gliwice |
Area Km2: | 2,250 |
Population: | 658,377 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Catholics: | 587,763 |
Catholics Percent: | 89.3 |
Metro Archbishop: | Adrian Joseph Galbas |
Auxiliary Bishops: | Andrzej Iwanecki |
Emeritus Bishops: | 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., about 89% of the population in the territory of the diocese is self-described Catholic, however only 39% are practising Catholics.