Roman Catholic Diocese of Płock explained
Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Płock |
Latin: | Dioecesis Plocensis |
Local: | Diecezja Płocka |
Coat: | Herb diecezji płockiej.svg |
Country: | Poland |
Metropolitan: | Archdiocese of Warszawa |
Province: | Warszawa |
Established: | 1075 |
Rite: | Latin Rite |
Cathedral: | Bazylika katedralna Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny Cathedral of St. Mary of Masovia in Płock |
Area Km2: | 11,000 |
Population: | 807,089 |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Catholics: | 800,120 |
Catholics Percent: | 99,1 |
Bishop: | Szymon Stułkowski |
Auxiliary Bishops: | Mirosław Milewski |
Emeritus Bishops: | Piotr Libera |
Map: | Roman Catholic Diocese of Płock location map.svg |
Website: | Website of the Diocese |
Denomination: | Catholic Church |
The Diocese of Płock (Latin: Dioecesis Plocensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Płock in the ecclesiastical province of Warszawa in Poland.
Sunday mass attendance in 2013 was 30.7% of the population (39.1% Polish average) placing it to the group of less religious dioceses in the country.
History
Special churches
- Minor Basilicas:
- Bazylika pw. Zwiastowania NMP, Czerwińsk
(Assumption)
- Bazylika pw. Zwiastowania NMP (Parafię św. Mateusza), Pułtusk
(Annunciation)
Leadership
See also: List of bishops of Płock.
- Bishops of Płock (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Wojciech Baranowski (1591–1607)
- Archbishop Henryk Firlej (1617–1624)
- Bishop Jan Gembicki (1655.05.11 – 1674.03.13)
- Bishop Andrzej Chryzostom Załuski (1692.10.15 – 1699.05.25)
- Bishop Andrzej Stanisław Załuski (1723.11.22 – 1736.11.19)
- Bishop Antoni Sebastian Dembowski (1737–?)
- Bishop Józef Eustachy Szembek (1753–1758)
- Archbishop Michał Jerzy Poniatowski (1773–1784)
- Bishop Iraklij Listovskyj (1783 – 1809.08.30)
- Bishop Krzysztof Hilary Szembek (1784.10.02 – 1797.09.05)
- Bishop Ivan Krasovskyj (1809.09.22 – 1826)
- Bishop Tomasz Ostaszewski, S.J. (1815.09.04 – 1817.01.17)
- Bishop Adam Michał Prażmowski (1818–?)
- Archbishop Wincenty Teofil Popiel (1863.03.16 – 1875.07.05)
- Archbishop Franciszek Albin Symon (1897.07.21 – 1901.04.15)
- Archbishop Jerzy Józef Elizeusz Szembek (1901–1903)
- Archbishop Apollinary Wnukowski (1904.04.01 – 1908)
- Archbishop Antoni Julian Nowowiejski (1908.06.12 – 1941.05.28)
- Bishop Tadeusz Paweł Zakrzewski (1946.04.12 – 1961.11.26)
- Bishop Bogdan Sikorski (1964.01.21 – 1988.02.04)
- Archbishop Zygmunt Kamiński (1988.02.04 – 1999.05.01)
- Archbishop Stanisław Wielgus (1999.05.24 – 2006.12.06)
- Bishop Piotr Libera (2007.05.02 – 2022.06.04)
- Bishop Szymon Stułkowski (since 2022.10.31)
See also
Sources
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Notes and References
- Book: A History of Polish Christianity. Jerzy Kloczowski. 15. 2000. Cambridge University Press. 9780521364294. August 9, 2016.
- Maria Wardzyńska, Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion, IPN, Warszawa, 2009, p. 233 (in Polish)
- Wardzyńska, p. 224
- Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 20 kwietnia 2018 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii "Płock - Wzgórze Tumskie". 2018. 1003.