Roman Catholic Diocese of Elbląg explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Elbląg
Latin:Dioecesis Elbingensis
Local:Diecezja Elbląska
Country:Poland
Province:Warmia
Denomination:Catholic Church
Sui Iuris Church:Latin Church
Rite:Roman Rite
Area Km2:9,495
Population:453,200
Population As Of:2021
Catholics:441,200
Catholics Percent:97,4
Metro Archbishop:Józef Górzyński
Auxiliary Bishops:Wojciech Skibicki
Emeritus Bishops:Józef Wysocki
Map:Mapa diecezji.jpg
Map Size:250px
Website:Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Elbląg (Latin: Elbingen(sis)) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese located in the city of Elbląg in Poland. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Warmia.

History

The diocese was established on March 25, 1992, as the Diocese of Elbląg from the Diocese of Chelmno, Diocese of Gdańsk and Diocese of Warmia. According to the Catholic Church statistics, 28.4% of the population went to church once a week in 2013 which was the lowest rank ever since 1980.

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